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
Emperor
The title of an emperor.
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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.
• The only monarch presently styled "emperor" is the Emperor of Japan (天皇, tennĹŤ). The British monarch ceased to be styled Emperor of India in 1948.
• An emperor is generally addressed as His Imperial Majesty.
• barracks emperor
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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
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
