Definition of Emperar
Em"per*or (?), n. [OF. empereor,
empereour, F. empereur, L. imperator, fr.
imperare to command; in in + parare to prepare,
order. See Parade, and cf. Imperative, Empress.]
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).
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
EMPEROR. Drunk as an emperor, i.e. ten times as drunk as
a lord.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- The male monarch or ruler of an empire
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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