emperor
part of speech
noun (an emperor, emperors)
meaning for a pupil
1) A man who rules an empire, a group of many countries or lands, such as the Roman emperors. tree →
2) (Bible) Caesar Augustus was the Roman emperor when Jesus was born. tree →
3) The emperor penguin is the biggest kind of penguin. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it names the Roman ruler Hadrian, used to date the book's supposed author. It is not a Torah word. Interpretation: Tradition ascribes Sefer Yetzirah to Abraham, while some modern scholars name Rabbi Akiva. Akiva lived under Hadrian, whose harsh rule led to the Bar Kokhba revolt. In the primary lessons: In history lessons pupils learn about Roman, Chinese and Japanese emperors. In stories «The Emperor's New Clothes» shows a vain ruler fooled into wearing nothing, and a child tells the truth. In science, emperor penguins live in Antarctica. Phrases: «Roman emperor», «the Emperor's New Clothes», «emperor penguin».
examples
- The most generally accepted modern opinion is that the author was Rabbi Akiba, who lived in the time of the Emperor Hadrian, a.d. 120. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- The most generally accepted modern opinion is that the author was Rabbi Akiba, who lived in the time of the Emperor Hadrian, A.D. 120. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- Julius Caesar's adopted son became the first Roman emperor. tree →
- The emperor ruled many lands. tree →
- In the story, a child shouted that the emperor had no clothes. tree →
- Emperor penguins huddle together to keep warm. tree →
- China was once ruled by emperors. tree →
- The emperor ordered a census of the whole world. tree →
note
«An emperor» (vowel sound). Female: empress. The land is an empire. An emperor is usually more powerful than a king.
In the corpora
- Emperor penguins find their partners and chicks among thousands of others by recognising their calls.
- Emperor penguin fathers keep the egg warm on their feet for about two months without eating.
- The Mughal emperor Akbar, who ruled from 1556 to 1605, expanded the empire and welcomed people of different faiths to his court.
- The Forbidden City in Beijing was the palace of Chinese emperors from 1420 until 1912, and it is now a museum.
- In 221 BC the king of Qin conquered all the warring kingdoms and called himself the First Emperor.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «emperor» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.