emperor
The male monarch or ruler of an empire.
Noun 4 meanings
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.”
Any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender, with "empress" contrasting to mean the consort of an emperor.
Specifically, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire; the world-monarch.
“The Investiture Controversy was a conflict between the Emperor and the Pope.”
The fourth trump or major arcana card of the tarot deck.
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.
EMPEROR at a glance
EMPEROR has 7 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (E 1 + M 3 + P 3 + E 1 + R 1 + O 1 + R 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,581 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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