empire

empire
empire [em′pīr΄; ] for adj., also [ ôm pē′ər, ōmpir′; ämpē′ər, ämpir′]
n.
[ME & OFr < L imperium < imperare: see EMPEROR]
1. supreme rule; absolute power or authority; dominion
2.
a) government by an emperor or empress
b) the period during which such government prevails
3.
a) a group of states or territories under the sovereign power of an emperor or empress
b) a state uniting many territories and peoples under a single sovereign power
4. an extensive social or economic organization under the control of a single person, family, or corporation
adj.
[E-] of or characteristic of the first French Empire (1804-15) under Napoleon; specif.,
a) designating a style of furniture of this period, characterized by massiveness, bronze ornamentation, and motifs of ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt
b) designating a gown in the style of the period, with a short waist, décolleté bodice, flowing skirt, and short, puffed sleeves

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