"emperour" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Cornish]

Forms: emperours [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle English emperour. Etymology templates: {{bor+|kw|enm|emperour}} Borrowed from Middle English emperour Head templates: {{head|kw|noun||||||{{{d2}}}|plural|emperours|||||cat2=|f4g=|f5g=|f6g=|g=m|head=}} emperour m (plural emperours), {{kw-noun|m|s}} emperour m (plural emperours)
  1. emperor Tags: masculine Derived forms: emperouregek (english: imperialistic), emperouregieth (english: imperialism), emperoureth (english: empire), emperourethek (english: imperial) Coordinate_terms: emperes
    Sense id: en-emperour-kw-noun-WEbWABgx Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 42 31 22 2 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 30 18 1 9

Noun [English]

Forms: emperours [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} emperour (plural emperours)
  1. Obsolete spelling of emperor. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: emperor
    Sense id: en-emperour-en-noun-ewTD-3Sx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ɛmpəˈruːr/, /ˈɛmpərur/, /ˈɛmpərər/, /au̯m-/, /ɛmpəˈreːr(ə)/ [uncommon] (note: from the Old French nominative emperere) Forms: emperours [plural], aumperour [alternative], emparur [alternative], emperere [alternative], empereur [alternative], emperoure [alternative], emperowre [alternative], emprowre [alternative], imparur [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French empereor, from Latin imperātorem. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|empereor}} Borrowed from Old French empereor, {{der|enm|la|imperator|imperātorem}} Latin imperātorem Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} emperour, {{enm-noun|emperours}} emperour (plural emperours)
  1. An emperor (male ruler of an empire). Synonyms: kayser
    Sense id: en-emperour-enm-noun-vmFdyKXW Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Heads of state, Male people, Nobility Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 18 33 10 25 Disambiguation of Heads of state: 63 11 26 Disambiguation of Male people: 96 2 2 Disambiguation of Nobility: 36 32 32
  2. A supreme ruler; an individual with total control.
    Sense id: en-emperour-enm-noun-cG~NosG~ Categories (other): Nobility Disambiguation of Nobility: 36 32 32
  3. (rare) Any leader or director. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-emperour-enm-noun-ClrossBS Categories (other): Monarchy, Nobility Disambiguation of Monarchy: 25 23 52 Disambiguation of Nobility: 36 32 32

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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