empire's
Belonging to realm
Empire's is the possessive form of empire, indicating something belonging to or associated with an empire.
It modifies what follows: the empire's borders, the empire's decline, the British Empire's colonial holdings.
The possessive can also work with figurative empires: The media empire's reach extended across three continents.
Lines marking separation
- coloniesTerritories under foreign control
- bordersLines separating regions
- expansionIncrease in scope
- territoriesAreas under jurisdiction
dominion · provinces · frontiers · possessions · realm · sovereignty · annexation · conquest
Building design discipline
- monumentsStructures commemorating notable achievements
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- influencePower to affect others
religion · arts · literature · traditions · assimilation · spread · heritage · civilization
One who governs
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- successionFollowing in order
- heirOne who receives legacy
reign · court · decree · authority · governance · sovereign · crown · monarchy
Abundance of valuable resources
- treasuryStored organizational funds
- trade routesPaths for exchanging goods
- taxationCompulsory government revenue collection
- tributeOffering of respect
resources · monopoly · exploitation · merchants · gold · revenue · commerce · tariffs
Descend under gravity
- collapseSudden structural failure
- ruinsDecayed structural remains
- remnantsWhat stays after most goes
- legacyWhat's passed down
dissolution · decay · fragmentation · twilight · crumbling · downfall · disintegration · aftermath
boundaries
Lines marking separation
territories · dominion · provinces · frontiers · possessions · realm · sovereignty · annexation · conquest · lands
architecture
Building design discipline
- monumentsStructures commemorating notable achievements
- languageSystem of symbolic communication
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
influence · religion · arts · literature · traditions · assimilation · spread · heritage · civilization · laws
ruler
One who governs
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- successionFollowing in order
heir · reign · court · decree · authority · governance · sovereign · crown · monarchy · palace
wealth
Abundance of valuable resources
- treasuryStored organizational funds
- trade routesPaths for exchanging goods
- taxationCompulsory government revenue collection
tribute · resources · monopoly · exploitation · merchants · gold · revenue · commerce · tariffs · colonies
fall
Descend under gravity
legacy · dissolution · decay · fragmentation · twilight · crumbling · downfall · disintegration · aftermath · vestiges
legions
Great many, or armies
- armiesOrganized military forces
- conquestsDefeated and claimed territories
- generalsBroad statements or commanders
fortifications · campaigns · garrisons · weapons · navy · cavalry · soldiers · victories · defeats · strategy
empire'srepublic's
Representative government's possessive
democracy's · commonwealth's · tribe's · parliament's · nation's
empire'svillage's
Belonging to small settlement
hamlet's · township's · town's · city's · province's
- ancient empiresHistorical superpowers now vanished
- Roman EmpireAncient state from Augustus onward
- British EmpireVast colonial domain
- Empire State BuildingTall NYC landmark structure
- media empireVast communications business network
- evil empireMorally corrupt superpower