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Impery vs Empery - What's the difference?

impery | empery |

As nouns the difference between impery and empery

is that impery is while empery is (obsolete) an empire; the status or dominion of an emperor.

impery

English

Noun

    • (Joye)
    (Webster 1913)

    empery

    English

    Noun

    (emperies)
  • (obsolete) An empire; the status or dominion of an emperor.
  • *1661 , John Donne, "To his Mistress going to Bed":
  • *:My Myne of precious stones: My Emperie , / How blest am I in this discovering thee!
  • (archaic) Absolute power or authority.
  • * 1833 , Elizabeth Barret Browning, Prometheus Bound
    • Because he filched away Thine own bright flower, the glory of plastic fire, And gifted mortals with it, — such a sin It doth behoove he expiate to the gods, Learning to accept the empery of Zeus, And leave off his old trick of loving man.

    Synonyms

    * (absolute authority) (l), (l)