emperour

== English == === Noun === emperour (plural emperours) Obsolete spelling of emperor. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === aumperour, emparur, emperere, empereur, emperoure, emperowre, emprowre, imparur === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French empereor, from Latin imperātorem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛmpəˈruːr/, /ˈɛmpərur/, /ˈɛmpərər/, /au̯m-/ IPA(key): /ɛmpəˈreːr(ə)/ (uncommon, from the Old French nominative emperere) === Noun === emperour (plural emperours) An emperor (male ruler of an empire). Synonym: kayser A supreme ruler; an individual with total control. (rare) Any leader or director. ==== Descendants ==== English: emperor Scots: emperor ==== References ====