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Mpret|brɛt| Also Mbret, M'pret. [ad. Alb. mbret, f. L. imperator emperor.] The title given to William of Wied, elected ruler of Albania after the declaration of Albanian independence in 1913.
1914Conc. Oxf. Dict. Add., Mpret, Albanian ruler [L. imperator, emperor]. 1915Truth 27 Jan. 133/2 He and not the Prince of Wied ought to be M'pret. 1921C. Torr Small Talk at Wreyland 2nd Ser. 83 When I first went to Greece, they still spelled Byron's name phonetically Mpairon. They pronounce b like our v, but mp like our b—a fact unknown to many of the people who talk about the Mpret of Albania. 1954M. Hasluck Unwritten Law in Albania xv. 154 Esad Pashë Toptani revolted against Prince William of Wied, then Mbret (king) of Albania. 1959Chambers's Encycl. I. 221/2 The European ruler selected to be ‘mpret’ of Albania—the German prince William of Wied. |