 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Emperor
noun
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}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Emperor \Em"per*or\, noun [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 Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "emperor":
anointed king, chief, chieftain, crowned head, dynast, grand duke,
high chief, imperator, king, king-emperor, kinglet, lord paramount,
majesty, monarch, overlord, paramount, petty king, potentate,
prince, prince consort, royal, royal personage, royalty, ruler,
sovereign, suzerain, tetrarch
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