empery


em·per·y

E0116300 (ĕm′pə-rē)n. pl. em·per·ies Absolute dominion or jurisdiction; sovereignty.
[Middle English emperie, from Old French, from Latin imperium; see empire.]

empery

(ˈɛmpərɪ) n, pl -peries (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) archaic dominion or power; empire[C13 (in the sense: the status of an emperor): from Anglo-French emperie, from Latin imperium power; see empire]

em•per•y

(ˈɛm pə ri)

n., pl. -per•ies. absolute dominion; sovereignty. [1250–1300; Middle English emperie < Anglo-French < Latin imperium mastery, sovereignty, empire =imper(āre) to rule (see emperor) + -ium -ium1]