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Vinony

empire

noun

  1. monarchy whose head is an emperor, higher than kingdom
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɛm.paɪ̯ə̯/ / /ˈɛm.paɪ̯.ə/ / /ˈɛmˌpaɪ̯ɹ/ / /ˈɛmpaɪə/ / /ˈɛmpaɪɚ/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English empire, from Old French empire, empere, from Latin imperium, inperium (“command, control, dominion, sovereignty, a dominion, empire”), from imperare, inperare (“to command, order”), from in (“in, on”) + parare (“to make ready, order”). Doublet of empery and imperium.

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Empire.

name

Etymology: See empire.

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noun

Etymology: From Middle English empire, from Old French empire, empere, from Latin imperium, inperium (“command, control, dominion, sovereignty, a dominion, empire”), from imperare, inperare (“to command, order”), from in (“in, on”) + parare (“to make ready, order”). Doublet of empery and imperium.

  1. A political state, often a monarchy, that has achieved a much greater current size than its initial size by conquering surrounding territories, cities or nations.

    “the Russian empire”

    “States and empires fail when they are no longer the solution, they are the problem.”

  2. A political unit ruled by an emperor or empress.

    “The Empire of Vietnam was a short-lived client state of Japan governing Vietnam between March 11 and August 23, 1945.”

  3. The group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to an imperial power (foreign to them), when distinguished from the native territory of that power; imperial possessions.

    “British people [...] continued to believe in empire. It was what gave Britain a unique role in the world, and in return Britain had drawn strength from its empire to enable it to survive two great wars that had wrecked so many of its competitors. Imperial management in the twentieth[…]”

    “Since Britain imported mainly foodstuffs from its empire, no preferences could be granted to the colonies without Britain first imposing a tariff on foodstuffs imported from other countries.”

  4. An expansive and powerful enterprise under the control of one person or group.

    “the McDonald's fast food empire”

    ““Revenues for Jackson's non-profit empire sky-rocketed from $4 million in 1997, to more than $14 million just two years later.””

  5. control, dominion, sway.

    “Each master whim maintains its hour of empire, And obstinately faithful to its dictates”

    “The brutality, the unthinking, the unreflecting character of the barbarians were so great, that the new faith, the new feelings with which they had been inspired, exercised but a very slight empire over them.”