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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Empire \Em"pire\, n. [F., fr L. imperium a command,
sovereignty, dominion, empire, fr imperare. See {Emperor};
cf {Imperial}.]
1. Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion. ``The empire
of the sea.'' --Shak.
Over hell extend His empire, and with iron scepter
rule --Milton.
2. The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries
under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely
of a king), usually of greater extent than a kingdom,
always comprising a variety in the nationality of or the
forms of administration in constituent and subordinate
portions; as the Austrian empire.
Empire carries with it the idea of a vast and
complicated government. --C. J. Smith.
3. Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule
sway; as the empire of mind or of reason. ``Under the
empire of facts.'' --M. Arnold.
Another force which in the Middle Ages, shared with
chivalry the empire over the minds of men. --A. W.
Ward.
{Celestial empire}. See under {Celestial}.
{Empire City}, a common designation of the city of New York.
{Empire State}, a common designation of the State of New
York.
Syn: Sway; dominion; rule control; reign; sovereignty;
government; kingdom; realm; state.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
empire
n 1: the domain ruled by an emperor or empress
2: a group of countries under a single authority: "the Roman
empire"
3: a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
4: a group of companies run as a single organization [syn: {conglomerate}]
5: somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a
cooking apple [syn: {Empire}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Empire, AL
Zip code(s): 35063
Empire, CO (town, FIPS 24620)
Location: 39.75970 N, 105.68260 W
Population (1990): 401 (222 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Empire, LA (CDP, FIPS 23725)
Location: 29.41189 N, 89.61061 W
Population (1990): 2654 (979 housing units)
Area: 13.8 sq km (land), 6.1 sq km (water)
Empire, MI (village, FIPS 25980)
Location: 44.81317 N, 86.05894 W
Population (1990): 355 (244 housing units)
Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 49630
Empire, NV
Zip code(s): 89405
Empire, OH (village, FIPS 25368)
Location: 40.51096 N, 80.62502 W
Population (1990): 364 (147 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]:
empire n. Any of a family of military simulations derived from
a game written by Peter Langston many years ago. A number of multi-player
variants of varying degrees of sophistication exist, and one single-player
version implemented for both Unix and VMS; the latter is even available
as MS-DOS freeware. All are notoriously addictive. Of various commercial
derivatives the best known is probably "Empire Deluxe" on PCs and Amigas.
Modern empire is a real-time wargame played over the internet by
up to 120 players. Typical games last from 24 hours (blitz) to a couple
of months (long term). The amount of sleep you can get while playing is a
function of the rate at which updates occur and the number of co-rulers of
your country. Empire server software is available for unix-like machines,
and clients for Unix and other platforms. A comprehensive history of
the game is available at `http://www.empire.cx/infopages/History.html'.
The Empire resource site is at `http://www.empire.cx/'.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
empire
Any of a family of military simulations derived from a
game written by Peter Langston many years ago. Five or six
multi-player variants of varying degrees of sophistication
exist, and one single-player version implemented for both
{Unix} and {VMS}; the latter is even available as {MS-DOS}
{freeware}. All are notoriously addictive.
[{Jargon File}]
(1995-08-06)
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