emperor

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The male monarch or ruler of an empire.

   In imperial China, it was often a responsibility of the emperor to evaluate his predecessor after the latter's death.

2. 2
   noun

   Any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender, with "empress" contrasting to mean the consort of an emperor.

   In 690 Wu usurped the throne and became Emperor herself, which proved a unique event in the history of China.

3. 3
   noun

   Specifically, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire; the world-monarch.

   The Investiture Controversy was a conflict between the Emperor and the Pope.

4. 4
   noun

   A large, relatively valuable marble in children's games.

   But marbles are not only used to play games: they are also traded. In this market, the value of the different kinds of marbles (oilies, emperors, etc.) is determined by local supply and demand and not by the price of the marbles […]

5. 5
   noun

   An emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri).

   We do not know if the emperors are monogamous. I know some of the penguins species mate for life.

6. 6
   noun

   The title of an emperor.

   As military attaché to the British Embassy in Berlin he enjoyed the esteem of Emperors William and Frederick.

7. 7
   noun

   Alternative form of emperor (emperor penguin).

   Certainly LH levels rise in female Emperors during the brooding (guard) phase of chick rearing and decrease significantly in females that have lost their chicks, suggesting that there is a link between brooding behaviour and elevated LH levels.

8. 8
   noun

   large richly colored butterfly

Etymology

From Middle English emperour, from Anglo-Norman emperour, from Latin imperātorem, derived from imperō (“to command”). Doublet of imperator. Displaced earlier Old English casere, from Latin Caesar.