Word Meanings - EMPEROR - Book Publishers vocabulary database

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 , a large and handsome goose , found in Alaska. -- Emperor moth

Additional info about word: EMPEROR

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 , a large and handsome goose , found in Alaska. -- Emperor moth , one of several large and beautiful bombycid moths, with transparent spots on the wings; as the American Cecropia moth , and the European species (Saturnia pavonia). -- Emperor paper. See under Paper. -- Purple emperor , a large, strong British butterfly (more info) imperator, fr. imperare to command; in in + parare to prepare, order.

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• TITLELESS
  Not having a title or name; without legitimate title. "A titleless tyrant." Chaucer.
• GOOSEFOOT
  A genus of herbs mostly annual weeds; pigweed.
• GOOSERY
  1. A place for keeping geese. 2. The characteristics or actions of a goose; silliness. The finical goosery of your neat sermon actor. Milton.
• RUSSIA
  A country of Europe and Asia. Russia iron, a kind of sheet iron made in Russia, having a lustrous blue-black surface. -- Russia leather, a soft kind of leather, made originally in Russia but now elsewhere, having a peculiar odor from being
• TITLED
  Having or bearing a title.
• MONARCHIAN
  One of a sect in the early Christian church which rejected the doctrine of the Trinity; -- called also patripassian.
• FOUNDATION
  The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course , under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry. 4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution,
• EMPEROR
  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 , a large and handsome goose , found in Alaska. -- Emperor moth
• FOUNDER
  One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one who endows.
• TITLER
  A large truncated cone of refined sugar.
• SUPREME
  Situated at the highest part or point. The Supreme, the Almighty; God. (more info) above, upper, fr. super above: cf. F. suprême. See Super-, and cf. 1. Highest in authority; holding the highest place in authority, government, or power. He that
• MONARCHESS
  A female monarch.
• HANDSOMELY
  Carefully; in shipshape style. (more info) 1. In a handsome manner.
• FOUND
  imp. & p. p. of Find.
• FOUNDATIONER
  One who derives support from the funds or foundation of a college or school.
• EMPIRE STATE
  New York; -- a nickname alluding to its size and wealth.
• MONARCHIC; MONARCHICAL
  Of or pertaining to a monarch, or to monarchy. Burke. -- Mo*nar"chic*al*ly, adv.
• FOUNDEROUS
  Difficult to travel; likely to trip one up; as, a founderous road. Burke.
• EMPIRE STATE OF THE WEST
  Missouri; -- a nickname.
• MONARCHIAL
  Monarchic. Burke.
• CONFOUNDED
  1. Confused; perplexed. A cloudy and confounded philosopher. Cudworth. 2. Excessive; extreme; abominable. He was a most confounded tory. Swift. The tongue of that confounded woman. Sir. W. Scott.
• WAY-GOOSE
  See 2
• ENLARGEMENT
  1. The act of increasing in size or bulk, real or apparent; the state of being increased; augmentation; further extension; expansion. 2. Expansion or extension, as of the powers of the mind; ennoblement, as of the feelings and character; as, an
• PRUSSIATE
  A salt of prussic acid; a cyanide. Red prussiate of potash. See Potassium ferricyanide, under Ferricyanide. Yellow prussiate of potash. See Potassium ferrocyanide, under Ferrocyanide.
• FOOL-LARGESSE
  Foolish expenditure; waste. Chaucer.
• SKEELDUCK; SKEELGOOSE
  The common European sheldrake.
• FERROPRUSSIATE
  A ferrocyanate; a ferocyanide.