empire

Betekenis

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.

Met koppelteken als

em‧pire

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɛm.paɪ̯ə̯/

Etymologie

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.

Zinnen

Constitution of the empire .

Grondwet van het rijk.

Roman commerce allowed its empire to flourish and endure .

Romeinse handel liet zijn rijk floreren en verdragen.

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

Het hielp dat toen het rijk toen niet te midden van een opvolgingsconflict was.