emperorem‧pe‧ror /ˈempərə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
Word Origin
Word OriginWORD ORIGINemperor
ExamplesOrigin:
1100-1200 Old French empereor, from Latin imperare ‘to command’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Thesaurus- Clothes, the emperor thought, made him what he was.
- He seemed to thrive under prison conditions, which caused the emperors to suspect their guards of going easy on the prisoner.
- He was dying for a long time, then there was a year of mourning, now we have a new emperor.
- In retaliation, the emperor gathered fifty pagan scholars, then challenged her to a religious debate.
- It is no wonder that the emperor thought Albrecht Wallenstein a threat.
- The emperor, in particular, needed coronation.
- The coexistence in Francia of Louis and Lothar as co- emperors was possible so long as Lothar remained unmarried.
- There was never any question of dispensing with the services of an emperor.
THESAURUS► king
Collocations the male ruler of a country, who comes from a royal family: · George III was the king of England at that time.· King Harald V of Norway
► queen a woman who rules a country because she is from a royal family, or the wife of a king: · She became queen when she was only 14 years old.· Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
► monarch a king or queen: · The bishops were appointed by the monarch.
► monarchy a country that is ruled by a king or queen, or this type of political system: · Britain is a constitutional monarchy.· Some people want the monarchy to be abolished.
► prince the son of a king, queen, or prince, or the male ruler of a small country or state: · Prince Rainier of Monaco· The prince will inherit the throne when his father dies.
► ruler someone such as a king, who has official power over a country and its people: · the ruler of Babylonia· General Musharraf was the former military ruler of Pakistan.
► emperor the ruler of an empire (=group of countries): · the Habsburg emperors of the 19th century· Emperor Hirohito
► sovereign formal a king or queen: · It was hoped that a meeting of the two sovereigns would ease tensions between the countries.
► regent someone who governs instead of a king or queen, because the king or queen is ill, absent, or still a child: · Edward II left his friend Gaveston as regent.
► the crown formal the position of king or queen: · Warwick was a loyal servant of the crown.
WORD SETS► Officialsaccession, nounaccredited, adjectiveaide, nounambassador, nounapparatchik, nounarchduke, nounassemblyman, nounassemblywoman, nounattaché, nounbadge, nounborough council, nouncaliph, nounchamberlain, nounchancellery, nounchancellor, nounChancellor of the Exchequer, nounchieftain, nouncity fathers, nouncity planning, nouncivil servant, nounclerk, nounclerk of works, nounCllr, commissioner, nouncomptroller, nouncongressman, nouncongresswoman, nounconsul, nounconsulate, nouncoroner, nouncouncillor, nouncouncilman, nouncouncilwoman, nouncourtier, nouncrown, nouncrown, verbcrowned head, nounCrown Prince, nounCrown Princess, nounCustoms and Excise, noun-cy, suffixczar, nounczarina, noundeputy, noundictator, noundignitary, noundiplomat, noundiplomatic, adjectivediplomatic corps, noundiplomatic immunity, noundispatch box, noundispensation, noun-dom, suffixdossier, noundrug czar, nounducal, adjectiveduchess, nounduchy, nounduke, noundukedom, nounelder statesman, nounembassy, nounemirate, nounemissary, nounemperor, nounempress, nounEurocrat, nounfigurehead, nounForeign Office, the, governor, nounGovernor-General, noungovernorship, noungubernatorial, adjectivehack, nounHome Secretary, nounimpeach, verbinaugurate, verbincumbency, nounincumbent, nounkhalif, nounkhan, nounlegate, nounlegation, nounlegislator, nounlocal council, nounlord, nounLord, nounmandarin, nounmarshal, nounmayor, nounmayoralty, nounmayoress, nounmember, nounMember of Parliament, nounMEP, nounMI5, nounMI6, nounminister, nounministerial, adjectiveminister of state, nounmission, nounmole, nounmonarch, nounmonitor, nounmotorcade, nounMP, nounNo. 10, occupy, verb-ocrat, suffixoffice, nounoffice holder, nounofficer, nounofficial, nounofficial, adjectiveofficialdom, nounofficialese, nounoverlord, nounpalace, nounpatriarchal, adjectivepatrician, adjectivePharaoh, nounplenipotentiary, nounPM, nounpost, verbposting, nounpotentate, nounPPS, nounprefect, nounpremier, nounpres., presidency, nounpresident, nounpresident-elect, nounpresidential, adjectivepress secretary, nounpretender, nounPrime Minister, nounprince, nounprince consort, nounprincess, nounproconsul, nounproconsulate, nounProvost, nounpublic servant, nounquango, nounqueen, nounqueenly, adjectiveQueen Mother, nounrajah, nounred tape, nounreeve, nounreign, nounreign, verbreshuffle, nounroyal, adjectiveroyal, nounroyalty, nounruler, nounsecretary, nounsenator, nounShah, nounsheriff, nounshogun, nounsovereign, nounsoviet, nounstatesman, nounsuccession, nounsultan, nounsultana, nountechnocrat, nountown clerk, nountown council, nountribune, nountriumvirate, nountroika, nountsar, nountsarina, nountzar, nountzarina, nounundersecretary, nounvice-president, nounviceroy, nounvizier, nounVP, nounwalkabout, nounwatchdog, nounwhip, nounWhite House, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► byzantine
the man who is the ruler of an empire· But the Byzantine emperors were themselves no more trusting and would generally keep their foreign envoys in virtual isolation.
► new· In 1152, the first plan was revealed by the new emperor.· The new emperor seems a shy, quiet man, an intellectual.· The move may have been connected with the fact that the new emperor, Julius Nepos, was an eastern appointment.· He was dying for a long time, then there was a year of mourning, now we have a new emperor.· He explains that the whole calendar changes with a new emperor.
► roman· Hadrian Road was named after the Roman emperor who, we agreed, must have genetically bequeathed to us some superlative qualities.· A number of the Roman emperors were great patrons of building and endorsed and encouraged extensive schemes of architectural development.· The deposition of Nepos and then that of Romulus Augustulus in 476 saw the end of the line of western Roman emperors.· Atop their pillars round the Sheldonian Theatre, the busts of Roman emperors cast classically guarded looks at his retreating figure.· He left with the boy's quilt across his shoulder, swaggering like a Roman emperor.· He ought to be jolly, but in fact he's a bully, pettish, pampered like a Roman emperor.· Anyone entering the shrine committed the insult of literally stepping on the head of the Roman emperor.
VERB► become· One day I shall be married, to another Charles, who will become an emperor.· In 962, Otto became emperor of Rome.· You can't say that your reason for taking some one's life is because they might change if they become emperor.