The male monarch or ruler of an empire.
Used in a Sentence
emperors
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for emperors.
Editorial note
If this was the case, then why didn't the Roman emperors make their coins out of iron?
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Quick take
The male monarch or ruler of an empire.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of emperors gathered in one view.
Any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender, with "empress" contrasting to mean the consort of an emperor.
An emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri).
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for emperors.
noun
The male monarch or ruler of an empire.
noun
Any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender, with "empress" contrasting to mean the consort of an emperor.
noun
An emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri).
noun
A large, relatively valuable marble in children's games.
Example sentences
If this was the case, then why didn't the Roman emperors make their coins out of iron?
Chinese emperors supposedly used eunuchs as court officials so that they wouldn't be tempted to favor their children in official dealings.
All people, the kings and emperors included, are fully aware of the violent and economic repercussions when you only tax poor people.
But when emperors decided to debase the currency, those long periods of price stability were destroyed in the blink of an eye.
China or Germany (and other smaller european countries) may have a shot, but the US seems destined to be ruled by corporate emperors.
There is, however, evidence of periods in the Roman Empire where price stability lasted for spans of several emperors (the ones that didn't debase the currency).
In 372, the first Christian emperors of Rome banned SSM and tens of thousands of people across the Empire were led to their deaths as a result.
And while the strategy is from the Roman emperors, the tactics are (as stated in the article) definitely from Stasi: surveillance, suspicion, paranoia, disappearing people and assassinated leader candidates.
They are not comfortable with kings and emperors.
This is not something I say, this is something Chinese emperors' counselors agreed while having knowledge of other cultures, and their own(there were alphabetic systems inside China Like Mongol's).
People in this age begin gaining huge, almost obscene amounts of unnatural power as lords, kings, queens and emperors and can command hundreds and thousands of people to build insane projects like great walls and huge pyramids.
Quote examples
On the other hand the courts of the royals and emperors were the ones pushing for fancier and more "refined" flavors, as I understand it.
So, other than derision, accusations of naked emperors, and a variation of "didn't used to be like that", what actually is your problem with that model?
I don't like these "Emperors Clothes" slogans.
> So, other than derision, accusations of naked emperors, and a variation of "didn't used to be like that", what actually is your problem with that model?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use emperors in a sentence?
If this was the case, then why didn't the Roman emperors make their coins out of iron?
What does emperors mean?
The male monarch or ruler of an empire.
What part of speech is emperors?
emperors is commonly used as noun.