"empery" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɛm.pə.ɹɪ/, /ˈɛm.pɹɪ/ Forms: emperies [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English emperie, from Old French emperie, from Latin imperium, inperium (“command, control, dominion, sovereignty, a dominion, empire”), from imperare, inperare (“to command, order”), from in (“in, on”) + parare (“to make ready, order”). Doublet of imperium and empire. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|emperie}} Middle English emperie, {{der|en|fro|emperie}} Old French emperie, {{der|en|la|imperium|}} Latin imperium, {{m|la|inperium||command, control, dominion, sovereignty, a dominion, empire}} inperium (“command, control, dominion, sovereignty, a dominion, empire”), {{m|la|imperare}} imperare, {{m|la|inperare||to command, order}} inperare (“to command, order”), {{m|la|in||in, on}} in (“in, on”), {{m|la|parare||to make ready, order}} parare (“to make ready, order”), {{doublet|en|imperium|empire}} Doublet of imperium and empire Head templates: {{en-noun}} empery (plural emperies)
  1. (now rare) An empire; the status or dominion of an emperor. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-empery-en-noun-l3Rqqdqx
  2. (archaic) Absolute power or authority. Tags: archaic Synonyms (absolute authority): dominion, sovereignty
    Sense id: en-empery-en-noun-LTETHJEt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of 'absolute authority': 4 96

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