l'

masculine

/ɑ̃.pʁœʁ/

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Translation

emperor

Word origin

From Latin imperator ('commander'), from imperare ('to command'). English 'emperor' and 'imperative' come from the same root.

Origin: Latin
Root: imperator
English cognates: emperor, imperative, empire

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralempereurs

Examples

L' .

The emperor had a huge castle built.

l' .

The Roman emperors left their mark on world history.

l' .

The people drove the emperor out of the city.

Chine.

She wrote a book about the last emperor of China.

Two emperors shared out the southern lands between them.

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This word is part of lesson 45.