emperor
Rules an empire
An emperor is the male ruler of an empire—a sovereign who reigns over multiple territories or peoples.
The title historically ranked above king, suggesting broader dominion: the Roman emperor, the Emperor of Japan.
Emperor can describe anyone exercising supreme power in a domain: He was emperor of his own little kingdom.
The emperor penguin is the largest penguin species.
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- scepterCeremonial staff of sovereignty
- orbLuminous celestial body
- robeLong loose outer garment
coronation · purple · diadem · insignia · ceremony · court · palace · regalia
Sole wielder of power
- sovereignSupreme in power
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- despotRuler with absolute power
- tyrantCruel, absolute ruler
dictator · overlord · potentate · regent · hegemon · czar · kaiser · sultan
Roman imperial title
- AugustusRome's inaugural emperor
- NeroTyrannical first-century ruler
- CaligulaDepraved third Roman emperor
- HadrianSecond-century Roman emperor
Constantine · Trajan · Marcus Aurelius · Alexander · Cyrus · Darius · Xerxes · Genghis
Of or befitting royalty
- augustImpressively grand and noble
- grandiosePretentiously impressive in scale
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
- magnificentExceptionally beautiful or impressive
exalted · sovereign · stately · resplendent · illustrious · opulent · palatial · splendor
China's largest ethnicity
- TangMedieval Chinese empire
- MingChinese imperial era, 1368–1644
- YuanKhan-founded Chinese dynasty
- ShangEarly Chinese dynasty
Zhou · Tokugawa · Romanov · Habsburg · Ottoman · Mughal · Gupta · Ptolemaic
Forested land area
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- oakQuercus genus member
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
territorial · British · elusive · iris
crown
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- scepterCeremonial staff of sovereignty
- orbLuminous celestial body
robe · coronation · purple · diadem · insignia · ceremony · court · palace · regalia · investiture
autocrat
Sole wielder of power
tyrant · dictator · overlord · potentate · regent · hegemon · czar · kaiser · sultan · shah
Caesar
Roman imperial title
- AugustusRome's inaugural emperor
- NeroTyrannical first-century ruler
- CaligulaDepraved third Roman emperor
Hadrian · Constantine · Trajan · Marcus Aurelius · Alexander · Cyrus · Darius · Xerxes · Genghis · Charlemagne
regal
Of or befitting royalty
- augustImpressively grand and noble
- grandiosePretentiously impressive in scale
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
magnificent · exalted · sovereign · stately · resplendent · illustrious · opulent · palatial · splendor · majesty
Han
China's largest ethnicity
Shang · Zhou · Tokugawa · Romanov · Habsburg · Ottoman · Mughal · Gupta · Ptolemaic · Byzantine
woodland
Forested land area
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- oakQuercus genus member
- iridescentShowing shifting spectral colors
wingspan · territorial · British · elusive · iris
- Ancient RomeRome, Julius Caesar, Caesar, gladiator, gladiators
- empireimperator, tsar, czar, kaiser, shah
- royaltyking, queen, prince, princess, kings
- Royalty & Nobilityking, queen, prince, princess, duke
- ancient nobilitypharaoh, king, queen, prince, princess
- Ancient RomansJulius Caesar, patricians, consuls, Marcus Aurelius, Nero
- Holy Roman EmperorMedieval Germanic imperial monarch
- emperor's new clothesPretense everyone ignores
- emperor penguinsLargest Antarctic seabird species
- Roman emperorAntiquity's Italian sovereign
- Emperor Palpatine
- emperor's courtRuler's formal retinue