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Definition of Empery
1. n. Empire; sovereignty; dominion.
Definition of Empery
1. Noun. (obsolete) An empire; the status or dominion of an emperor. ¹
2. Noun. (archaic) Absolute power or authority. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Empery
1. absolute dominion [n -PERIES]
Medical Definition of Empery
1. Empire; sovereignty; dominion. "Struggling for my woman's empery." (Mrs. Browning) Origin: L. Imperium, influenced by OF. Emperie, empire. See Empire. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Empery
Literary usage of Empery
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life, Letters, and Literary Remains, of John Keats by John Keats (1848)
"... and foot, and wing was he,)— " At the same time, Eban, this instant go To Hum
the soothsayer, whose name I see Among the fresh arrivals in our empery. ..."
2. A Glossary to the Works of William Shakespeare by Alexander Dyce (1902)
"226; your empery, your own, R3- iii. 7. i$6\ru/e and empery, Tit. i. 1.19; the
Roman empery, 22; ask (lie empery, 201. empery, a kingdom: fasten'd to an ..."
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