"take the purple" meaning in All languages combined

See take the purple on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: takes the purple [present, singular, third-person], taking the purple [participle, present], took the purple [past], taken the purple [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> the purple}} take the purple (third-person singular simple present takes the purple, present participle taking the purple, simple past took the purple, past participle taken the purple)
  1. (historical, Roman Empire) To ascend to the rank of an emperor. Tags: Roman-Empire, historical Categories (place): Roman Empire Related terms: born in the purple, born to the purple, raise to the purple, rise to the purple, the purple (english: imperial power, sense 4)
    Sense id: en-take_the_purple-en-verb-xRViaIad Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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        [
          "Roman Empire",
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          "ascend",
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