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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Emperor \Em"per*or\, n. [OF. empereor, empereour F. empereur
L. imperator, fr imperare to command; in in + parare to
prepare, order See {Parade}, and cf {Imperative},
{Empress}.]
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} (Zo["o]l.), a large and handsome goose
({Philacte canagica}), found in Alaska.
{Emperor moth} (Zo["o]l.), 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} (Zo["o]l.), a large strong British
butterfly ({Apatura iris}).
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
emperor
n 1: the male ruler of an empire
2: red table grape of California
3: large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily
scaled transparent wings [syn: {emperor moth}, {Saturnia
pavonia}]
4: large richly colored butterfly [syn: {emperor butterfly}]
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