You can make 48 words from empire according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.
Definitions and meaning of empire
empire
Etymology
From Middle Englishempire, from Old Frenchempire, empere, from Latinimperium, inperium(“command, control, dominion, sovereignty, a dominion, empire”), from imperare, inperare(“to command, order”), from in(“in, on”) + parare(“to make ready, order”). Doublet of empery and imperium.
A political state, often a monarchy, that has achieved a much greater current size than its initial size by conquering surrounding territories, cities or nations.
A political unit ruled by an emperor or empress.
The group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to an imperial power (foreign to them), when distinguished from the native territory of that power; imperial possessions.
An expansive and powerful enterprise under the control of one person or group.
(Absolute) control, dominion, sway.
Derived terms
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Translations
Adjective
empire (not comparable)
Alternative letter-case form of Empire.
Further reading
“empire”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
“empire”, in The Century Dictionary[…], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
“empire”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
E-Prime, epimer, permie, premie
Finnish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈempire/, [ˈe̞mpire̞]
Rhymes: -empire
Syllabification(key): em‧pi‧re
Noun
empire
(art)Ellipsis of empiretyyli(“Empire style”).
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
“empire”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
French
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɑ̃.piʁ/
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Frenchempire, from Latinimperium.
Borrowed from Old Frenchempire, empere, from Latinimperium, inperium(“command, control, dominion, sovereignty, a dominion, empire”), from imperare, inperare(“to command, order”), from in(“in, on”) + parare(“to make ready, order”). Doublet of emperie.
Emperorship; the office, power or title of emperor.
An empire; the domain of an emperor or empress.
(rare) Total power or influence, especially when wielded by gods.
(rare) A region of control; a field or zone.
(rare, Christianity) God's kingdom in the heavens.
Descendants
English: empire
Scots: empire
References
“empīre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-24.
Old French
Etymology
From Latinimperium, inperium(“command, control, dominion, sovereignty, a dominion, empire”), from imperare, inperare(“to command, order”), from in(“in, on”) + parare(“to make ready, order”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /emˈpiɾə/, (late)/amˈpiɾə/
Noun
empireoblique singular, m (oblique pluralempires, nominative singularempires, nominative pluralempire)
empire
Descendants
→ Middle English: empire
English: empire
French: empire
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from FrenchEmpire.
Adjective
empirem or f or n (masculine pluralempiri, feminine and neuter pluralempire)
(art) Empire
Declension
References
empire in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN