empire

Signification

Noun

1. A political state, often a monarchy, that has achieved a much greater current size than its initial size by conquering surrounding territories, cities or nations.
2. A political unit ruled by an emperor or empress.
3. The group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to an imperial power (foreign to them), when distinguished from the native territory of that power; imperial possessions.
4. An expansive and powerful enterprise under the control of one person or group.
5. control, dominion, sway.

Adj

Alternative letter-case form of Empire.

Coupé comme

em‧pire

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɛm.paɪ̯ə̯/

Étymologie

From Middle English empire, from Old French empire, empere, from Latin imperium, inperium (“command, control, dominion, sovereignty, a dominion, empire”), from imperare, inperare (“to command, order”), from in (“in, on”) + parare (“to make ready, order”). Doublet of empery and imperium.

Phrases

Constitution of the empire .

Constitution de l'Empire.

Roman commerce allowed its empire to flourish and endure .

Le commerce romain a permis à son empire de s'épanouir et de durer.

It didn't help that back then the empire was in the midst of a succession conflict .

Cela n'a pas aidé qu'à l'époque, l'Empire était au milieu d'un conflit de succession.