empereor

Old French

Alternative forms

empereür, ampereor

Etymology

From Latin imperātor, imperātōrem, from imperō, imperāre (“command, give orders to; rule, govern”).

Pronunciation

(archaic) IPA^(key): /ˌempəɾəˈoːɾ/
(classical) IPA^(key): /ˌampəɾəˈoːɾ/

Noun

empereor oblique singular, m (oblique plural empereors, nominative singular emperere, nominative plural empereor)

emperor (ruler; leader)

Descendants

Middle French: empereur
- French: empereur
Norman: empéreu (Jersey)
→ Middle English: emperour, aumperour, emparur, emperere, empereur, emperoure, emperowre, emprowre, imparur
- English: emperor
- Scots: emperor

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