emperour

English

Noun

emperour (plural emperours)

Obsolete spelling of emperor

Middle English

Alternative forms

empereur, aumperour, imparur, emperoure, emperowre, emprowre, emparur, emperere

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French empereor, ampereor, empereür, from Latin imperātor.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛmpəˈruːr/, /ˈɛmpərur/, /ˈɛmpərər/, /au̯m-/

Noun

emperour (plural emperours)

An emperor; a male ruler of an empire.
Any supreme ruler or individual with total control.
(rare) A leader or head.

Descendants

English: emperor
Scots: emperor

References

“emperǒur, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-24.

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