Words / B2

EMP-uh-r-uh/ˈempərə/

An emperor is the male ruler of an empire: the Roman emperor; emperor of. Empire is already in the dictionary; empress is the female twin; king rules a kingdom, usually smaller in rank in the sources. Name the emperor in the source, then the dates of rule. Mix-up: emperor vs empire; empower; do not write emperor for a film caption with no dates.

Meaning

The male ruler of an empire.

Examples

• “Name the emperor in the source, then the dates of rule, not a film caption.”
• “The penguin called an emperor featured in the biology paper, which is the species sense — still name the Antarctic site.”

Good to know

the emperor of; Roman / Mughal emperor; empress (female). Related: empire. Trap: empower. History and biology (emperor penguin). The male ruler of an empire — name the dates, or the species if the paper is biology.

Near in meaning

ruler, sovereign, monarch

New