EMPEROR

emperor, emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia

(noun) large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings

emperor

(noun) red table grape of California

emperor

(noun) the male ruler of an empire

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Proper noun

Emperor

The title of an emperor.

Anagrams

• per orem

Etymology

Noun

emperor (plural emperors)

The male monarch or ruler of an empire.

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

(political theory) Specifically, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire; the world-monarch.

The fourth trump or major arcana card of the tarot deck.

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

Any fish of the family Lethrinidae.

(entomology) Any various butterflies of the subfamily Charaxinae.

Usage notes

• The only monarch presently styled "emperor" is the Emperor of Japan (天皇, tennō). The British monarch ceased to be styled Emperor of India in 1948.

• An emperor is generally addressed as His Imperial Majesty.

Hyponyms

• barracks emperor

Anagrams

• per orem

Source: Wiktionary

Em"per*or, n. Etym: [OF. empereor, empereour, F. empereur, L. imperator, fr. imperare to command; in in + parare to prepare, order. See Parade, and cf. Imperative, Empress.]

Definition: The sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire; -- a title of dignity superior to that of king; as, the emperor of Germany or of Austria; the emperor or Czar of Russia. Emperor goose (Zoöl.), a large and handsome goose (Philacte canagica), found in Alaska.

– Emperor moth (Zoöl.), one of several large and beautiful bombycid moths, with transparent spots on the wings; as the American Cecropia moth (Platysamia cecropia), and the European species (Saturnia pavonia).

– Emperor paper. See under Paper.

– Purple emperor (Zoöl.), a large, strong British butterfly (Apatura iris).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition