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Plural of emperor

regular plural

The plural of emperor is emperors.

Forms of emperor

Singularemperor /ˈɛmp(ə)ɹə/
Pluralemperors
Countablecountable

Emperors in a sentence

  • We do not know if the emperors are monogamous.2008, Gloria Clifford, Emperor Penguins: The Lords of Antarctica
  • During pairing, mates walk an average of only 90 m per day, and, while incubating, male emperors move an average of 30 m per day.2012, Lloyd S. Davis, John T. Darby, Penguin Biology, page 273
  • The mikados of Japan are its emperors.From the entry mikado
  • Prague held on to its shimmering rooftops and medieval bridges built by Holy Roman emperors.2024 July 10, Jaroslav Kalfar, “Read Your Way Through Prague”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN…. From the entry Holy Roman Emperor
  • One of the open palanquins which the Mughal emperors, especially Aurangzeb, preferred, was Takht-i rawan.2019 December, Nazer Aziz Anjum, “Officials' Transport in Mughal India”, in Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, volume 80, page 431. From the entry takhtrawan

Meaning of emperor

  1. noun The male monarch or ruler of an empire.
  2. noun Any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender, with "empress" contrasting to mean the consort of an emperor.
  3. noun Specifically, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire; the world-monarch.

Full definition of emperor

Questions about the plural of emperor

What is the plural of emperor?
The plural of emperor is emperors.
Is emperor countable?
Emperor is a countable noun.

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