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noun the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
noun supreme authority; absolute dominion
originBorrowed from Latin imperium (“power, command”), from imperō (“command, order”), from im- (form of in) + parō (“prepare, arrange; intend”). Doublet of empery and empire.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0