emperour
English
Noun
emperour (plural emperours)
- Obsolete spelling of emperor
Middle English
Alternative forms
- empereur, aumperour, imparur, emperoure, emperowre, emprowre, emparur, emperere
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French empereor, ampereor, empereür, from Latin imperātor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛmpəˈruːr/, /ˈɛmpərur/, /ˈɛmpərər/, /au̯m-/
Noun
emperour (plural emperours)
- An emperor; a male ruler of an empire.
- Any supreme ruler or individual with total control.
- (rare) A leader or head.
Descendants
- English: emperor
- Scots: emperor
References
- “emperǒur, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-24.