empery

Examples

• All

• Know that the people of Rome have by common voice... in election for the Roman empery chosen Andronicus.

  Titus (1999)

• Titus, thou shalt but ask and have the empery.

  Titus (1999)

• Princes... that strive by factions and by friends ambitiously... for rule and empery.

  Titus (1999)

• Throughout history, the concept of empery has often been associated with absolute power and control over vast territories.

• The artist depicted the glorious empery of the past in his paintings of grand castles and royal battles.

Synonyms

D

dominion

vsempery

• Formal

24 7.7

Power to govern and control a territory or people

means sovereign rule by a supreme ruler rather than general legal authority

R

rulership

vsempery

2 7.5

The time a leader has power over a country

refers to continuous sovereignty of a supreme ruler rather than a position

I

imperium

vsempery

• Specialized

2 9.9

Lands and people under the control of an emperor

focuses on rule and sovereignty alone, not on territory

E

emperorship

vsempery

8.6

The time when an emperor rules a country

is the actual sovereignty or dominion held by that sovereign

D

dominium

vsempery

• Archaic

9.9

Supreme power held by a ruler or state

is the specific sovereignty of a supreme ruler rather than abstract state power

R

regality

vsempery

• Specialized

9.1

Power and rights that a king or queen has

expresses sovereignty held by a supreme ruler rather than royal rights phrasing

O

overlordship

vsempery

9.9

A ruler's supreme control over other rulers and lands

is sovereignty of a supreme ruler, not only feudal hierarchical control

How Powerful

supremacy

53 7.1

empery

• Archaic

1 9.9

dominion

• Formal

24 7.7

kingship

• Formal

4 6.5

lordship

6 9.4

Surface Forms

Etymology