Defn: Perished; decayed. [Obs.]
I deem thy brain emperished be. Spenser.
EMPEROR
Em"per*or, n. Etym: [OF. empereor, empereour, F. empereur, L.
imperator, fr. imperare to command; in in + parare to prepare, order.
See Parade, and cf. Imperative, Empress.]
Defn: The sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire; — a title of dignity superior to that of king; as, the emperor of Germany or of Austria; the emperor or Czar of Russia. Emperor goose (Zoöl.), a large and handsome goose (Philacte canagica), found in Alaska. — Emperor moth (Zoöl.), one of several large and beautiful bombycid moths, with transparent spots on the wings; as the American Cecropia moth (Platysamia cecropia), and the European species (Saturnia pavonia). — Emperor paper. See under Paper. — Purple emperor (Zoöl.), a large, strong British butterfly (Apatura iris).
EMPERORSHIP
Em"per*or*ship, n.
Defn: The rank or office of an emperor.
EMPERY
Em"per*y, n. Etym: [L. imperium, influenced by OF. emperie, empire.
See Empire.]
Defn: Empire; sovereignty; dominion. [Archaic] Shak.
Struggling for my woman's empery. Mrs. Browning.
EMPHASIS
Em"pha*sis, n.; pl. Emphases. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. In, and Phase.]
1. (Rhet.)
Defn: A particular stress of utterance, or force of voice, given in reading and speaking to one or more words whose signification the speaker intends to impress specially upon his audience. The province of emphasis is so much more important than accent, that the customary seat of the latter is changed, when the claims of emphasis require it. E. Porter.