imperium

Noun
  1. The domain ruled by an emperor or empress;
    The region over which imperial dominion is exercised (synset 108575019)
    is a type of: demesne, domain, land - territory over which rule or control is exercised
    specific instances:
    • roman empire - an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome
    • egypt, egyptian empire - an ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament
    • persia, persian empire - an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC
    • russia - a former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital; powerful in the 17th and 18th centuries under Peter the Great and Catherine the Great when Saint Petersburg was the capital; overthrown by revolution in 1917
    • ottoman empire, turkish empire - a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire
    same as: empire
  2. Supreme authority;
    Absolute dominion (synset 105205213)
    is a type of: authorisation, authority, authorization, dominance, potency, say-so - the power or right to give orders or make decisions

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