noun
Meaning 1
Supreme power; dominion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
imperium
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpɪəɹi.əm/
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US: /ɪmˈpɪɹi.əm/
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rhymes with -ɪəɹiəm
noun
Meaning 2
The right to command the force of the state; sovereignty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
supreme authority; absolute dominion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: authority, authorization, authorisation, potency, dominance, say-so
noun
Meaning 4
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: empire
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: domain, demesne, land
Narrower terms: Roman Empire, Egyptian Empire, Egypt, Persia, Persian Empire, Russia, Ottoman Empire, Turkish Empire
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin imperium (“power, command”), from imperō (“command, order”), from im- (form of in) + parō (“prepare, arrange; intend”). Doublet of empery and empire.
Real reading context