Empery
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɛm.pə.ɹɪ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Empery is a noun meaning (now rare) An empire; the status or dominion of an emperor.
Meaning
(now rare) An empire; the status or dominion of an emperor.
More Meanings
- (archaic) Absolute power or authority.
Example Sentences
My Myne of precious stones: My Emperie, / How blest am I in this discovering thee!
It is morning there / O where our Indian emperies lie revealed, / Yet lost, all, let this keel one instant yield!
Secondly, the Largeneſs of his Empery, and the firſt Conquest of Ireland, long before the Reign of K. Hen. the Second.
Let’s cheere our ſouldiers to incounter him, That grieuous image of ingratitude: That fiery thirſter after Soueraigntie: And burne him in the fury of that flame, That none can quench but blood and Empery.
Word Forms
- emperies
Synonyms for empery
Depending on context, synonyms include dominion, sovereignty.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include impery, emperour, impire, imperially, emperess, empresse.
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