† imperyn.

Forms: Middle English imperi, Middle English imperiye, Middle English–1600s imperie, 1500s imperye, 1500s–1600s impery.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: classical Latin imperium.

Etymology: < classical Latin imperium imperium n.; compare -y suffix⁴. Compare earlier empery n., empire n.

Obsolete.

a. Imperial or supreme rule, power, or authority; dominion, sovereignty; command. Cf. empery n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > [noun] > imperial authority

imperya1400

imperialityc1450

imperialty1602

imperium1613

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 22269 Sua sal cristen kingrik fine, And alsua of þe Imperi [Gött. impire, Fairf. empire] of rome.

?c1425 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Cambr. Ii.3.21) (1886) ii. pr. vi. 40 Thikke dignite þat men clepyn the Imperiye of consulers..yowre eldres coueiteden to han don a-way þat dignite for the pride of the consulers.

1532 R. Whitford Pype or Tonne f. 210^v And in this tyme many women done excuse the wantones of theyr aray: by the imperie and wyll of theyr housbondes.

1547 J. Hooper Declar. Christe vi, in Early Writings (1843) 48 Him that had the imperie and dominion of death, to say, the devil.

1604 W. Tooker Of Fabrique of Church 118 As for the Bishops..they have superiority but no Impery.

1657 T. Reeve God's Plea for Nineveh 36 Hath God this impery over us?

1690 W. Denton Some Remarks recommended unto Ecclesiasticks of All Perswasions 7 So active is the Zeal of Priests of enlarging their own Phylacteries, their Greatness and Impery, that they make no Bones of wresting and perverting any Scripture, Old or New, to make it serve their turns.

b. A command, an order. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > command > command or bidding > [noun] > a command

wordOE

behestc1175

commandmentc1250

precepta1325

mandementc1325

saw1338

hotea1350

biddinga1400

highta1400

judgementc1405

order1543

imperea1546

command1552

shall?1553

impery1561

mandate1576

mandition1597

imperative1606

fiata1631

mitzvah1723

order of the day1804

hukum1838

prikaz1858

1561 J. Heywood tr. Seneca Hercules Furens 1 At ease he doothe myne imperies [L. imperia] fulfyll.

2. An empire. Cf. empery n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > [noun] > aggregate of sovereign states under one rule

empirea1350

emperality1543

impery1549

empery1550

1549 J. Leland Laboryouse Journey sig. Dv^v So shall your Maiestie haue thys your worlde and impery of Englande so sett fourthe in a quadrate table of syluer.

1582 R. Robinson tr. V. Strigel Pt. Harmony King Dauids Harp 114 A great miracle is the conseruation perpetuall of the Church amidst so great downfals and deuastations of Imperies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	impery
释义	† imperyn. Forms: Middle English imperi, Middle English imperiye, Middle English–1600s imperie, 1500s imperye, 1500s–1600s impery. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: classical Latin imperium. Etymology: < classical Latin imperium imperium n.; compare -y suffix⁴. Compare earlier empery n., empire n. Obsolete. 1. a. Imperial or supreme rule, power, or authority; dominion, sovereignty; command. Cf. empery n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > authority > [noun] > imperial authority imperya1400 imperialityc1450 imperialty1602 imperium1613 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 22269 Sua sal cristen kingrik fine, And alsua of þe Imperi [Gött. impire, Fairf. empire] of rome. ?c1425 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Cambr. Ii.3.21) (1886) ii. pr. vi. 40 Thikke dignite þat men clepyn the Imperiye of consulers..yowre eldres coueiteden to han don a-way þat dignite for the pride of the consulers. 1532 R. Whitford Pype or Tonne f. 210^v And in this tyme many women done excuse the wantones of theyr aray: by the imperie and wyll of theyr housbondes. 1547 J. Hooper Declar. Christe vi, in Early Writings (1843) 48 Him that had the imperie and dominion of death, to say, the devil. 1604 W. Tooker Of Fabrique of Church 118 As for the Bishops..they have superiority but no Impery. 1657 T. Reeve God's Plea for Nineveh 36 Hath God this impery over us? 1690 W. Denton Some Remarks recommended unto Ecclesiasticks of All Perswasions 7 So active is the Zeal of Priests of enlarging their own Phylacteries, their Greatness and Impery, that they make no Bones of wresting and perverting any Scripture, Old or New, to make it serve their turns. b. A command, an order. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > command > command or bidding > [noun] > a command wordOE behestc1175 commandmentc1250 precepta1325 mandementc1325 saw1338 hotea1350 biddinga1400 highta1400 judgementc1405 order1543 imperea1546 command1552 shall?1553 impery1561 mandate1576 mandition1597 imperative1606 fiata1631 mitzvah1723 order of the day1804 hukum1838 prikaz1858 1561 J. Heywood tr. Seneca Hercules Furens 1 At ease he doothe myne imperies [L. imperia] fulfyll. 2. An empire. Cf. empery n. 3. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > [noun] > aggregate of sovereign states under one rule empirea1350 emperality1543 impery1549 empery1550 1549 J. Leland Laboryouse Journey sig. Dv^v So shall your Maiestie haue thys your worlde and impery of Englande so sett fourthe in a quadrate table of syluer. 1582 R. Robinson tr. V. Strigel Pt. Harmony King Dauids Harp 114 A great miracle is the conseruation perpetuall of the Church amidst so great downfals and deuastations of Imperies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.a1400
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