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==Origin==

==Origin==

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French emperur, from [[Latin]] imperator, literally, commander, from imperare to command, from in- + parare to [[prepare]], order  

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French emperur, from [[Latin]] imperator, literally, commander, from imperare to command, from in- + parare to [[prepare]], order  

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_century 13th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_century 13th Century]

==Definition==

==Definition==

*the [[sovereign]] or supreme [[male]] monarch of an empire

*the [[sovereign]] or supreme [[male]] monarch of an empire

Both [[kings]] and emperors are monarchs. Within the European [[context]], "emperor" and "empress" are considered the higher monarchical titles. Emperors were once given precedence over [[kings]] in international [[diplomatic]] relations; currently, precedence is decided by the length a head of state is continuously in office.

Both [[kings]] and emperors are monarchs. Within the European [[context]], "emperor" and "empress" are considered the higher monarchical titles. Emperors were once given precedence over [[kings]] in international [[diplomatic]] relations; currently, precedence is decided by the length a head of state is continuously in office.

Some Empires, such as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Empire Holy Roman Empire] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire Russian Empire], derived their office from the [[authority]] of the Roman Emperors (translatio imperii). The title was a [[conscious]] attempt by monarchs to link themselves to the [[institutions]] and [[traditions]] of the [[Romans]] as part of [[state]] [[ideology]]. Similarly, many republics have named a legislative chamber after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Senate Roman Senate].

Some Empires, such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Empire Holy Roman Empire] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire Russian Empire], derived their office from the [[authority]] of the Roman Emperors (translatio imperii). The title was a [[conscious]] attempt by monarchs to link themselves to the [[institutions]] and [[traditions]] of the [[Romans]] as part of [[state]] [[ideology]]. Similarly, many republics have named a legislative chamber after the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Senate Roman Senate].

Historians have liberally used "emperor" and "empire" anachronistically and out of its Roman and European context to describe any large state and its ruler in the past and present. "Empire" became identified with vast territorial holdings rather than the title of its ruler by the mid-18th century.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor]

Historians have liberally used "emperor" and "empire" anachronistically and out of its Roman and European context to describe any large state and its ruler in the past and present. "Empire" became identified with vast territorial holdings rather than the title of its ruler by the mid-18th century.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor]

[[Category: History]]

[[Category: History]]