emperor

«emperor» in Mova's school dictionary: A man who rules an empire, a group of many countries or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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 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

• 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.