empery
American
[em-puh-ree]
/ ˈɛm pə ri /
noun
plural
emperies
empery
British
/ ˈɛmpərɪ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of empery
1250–1300; Middle English emperie < Anglo-French < Latin imperium mastery, sovereignty, empire, equivalent to imper ( āre ) to rule ( emperor ) + -ium -ium
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