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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emperor/#m1)

2) (Bible) Caesar Augustus was the Roman emperor when Jesus was born. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emperor/#m2)

3) The emperor penguin is the biggest kind of penguin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emperor/#m3)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emperor/#x1)
- The emperor ruled many lands. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emperor/#x2)
- In the story, a child shouted that the emperor had no clothes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emperor/#x3)
- Emperor penguins huddle together to keep warm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emperor/#x4)
- China was once ruled by emperors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emperor/#x5)
- The emperor ordered a census of the whole world. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emperor/#x6)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/7-antarctica/6/)
- [Emperor penguin fathers keep the egg warm on their feet for about two months without eating.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/129-madagascar-real-penguins-and-chimps/13/)
- [The Mughal emperor Akbar, who ruled from 1556 to 1605, expanded the empire and welcomed people of different faiths to his court.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/geography/35-the-mughals-the-ming-and-the-empires-of-asia/8/)
- [The Forbidden City in Beijing was the palace of Chinese emperors from 1420 until 1912, and it is now a museum.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/geography/35-the-mughals-the-ming-and-the-empires-of-asia/14/)
- [In 221 BC the king of Qin conquered all the warring kingdoms and called himself the First Emperor.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/9-ancient-china-dynasties-the-first-emperor-and-the-great-wall/4/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «emperor» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/emperor/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.