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barracks emperor

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbæɹəks ˈɛmpəɹə/
  • General-American: /ˈbæɹəks ˈɛmpəɹɚ/
  • General-American: /ˈbɛ-/
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noun

Meaning 1

An emperor who seized power by virtue of his command of the army.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ancient-Rome, historical

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: əsgər imperatorları — emperor who seized power by virtue of his command of the army
  • Bulgarian: войнишки императори (vojniški imperatori) — emperor who seized power by virtue of his command of the army
  • Danish: soldaterkejser — emperor who seized power by virtue of his command of the army
  • Dutch: soldatenkeizer — emperor who seized power by virtue of his command of the army
  • Finnish: sotilaskeisari — emperor who seized power by virtue of his command of the army
  • West-Frisian: soldatekeizer — emperor who seized power by virtue of his command of the army
  • German: Soldatenkaiser — emperor who seized power by virtue of his command of the army
  • Japanese: 軍人皇帝 — emperor who seized power by virtue of his command of the army
  • Norwegian: soldatkeiser — emperor who seized power by virtue of his command of the army
  • Russian: солда́тский импера́тор (soldátskij imperátor) — emperor who seized power by virtue of his command of the army
  • Serbo-Croatian: војнички цареви — emperor who seized power by virtue of his command of the army
  • Swedish: soldatkejsare — emperor who seized power by virtue of his command of the army
  • Vietnamese: hoàng đế quân nhân — emperor who seized power by virtue of his command of the army