6 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Empire \Em"pire\, n. [F., fr. L. imperium a command,
sovereignty, dominion, empire, fr. imperare. See {Emperor};
cf. {Imperial}.]
1. Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion. ``The empire
of the sea.'' --Shak.
Over hell extend His empire, and with iron scepter
rule. --Milton.
2. The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries
under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely
of a king), usually of greater extent than a kingdom,
always comprising a variety in the nationality of, or the
forms of administration in, constituent and subordinate
portions; as, the Austrian empire.
Empire carries with it the idea of a vast and
complicated government. --C. J. Smith.
3. Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule;
sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason. ``Under the
empire of facts.'' --M. Arnold.
Another force which, in the Middle Ages, shared with
chivalry the empire over the minds of men. --A. W.
Ward.
{Celestial empire}. See under {Celestial}.
{Empire City}, a common designation of the city of New York.
{Empire State}, a common designation of the State of New
York.
Syn: Sway; dominion; rule; control; reign; sovereignty;
government; kingdom; realm; state.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
empire
n 1: the domain ruled by an emperor or empress
2: a group of countries under a single authority; "the British
empire"
3: a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
4: a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run
as a single organization [syn: {conglomerate}]
5: an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as
both an eating and a cooking apple
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Empire, AL
Zip code(s): 35063
Empire, CO (town, FIPS 24620)
Location: 39.75970 N, 105.68260 W
Population (1990): 401 (222 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Empire, LA (CDP, FIPS 23725)
Location: 29.41189 N, 89.61061 W
Population (1990): 2654 (979 housing units)
Area: 13.8 sq km (land), 6.1 sq km (water)
Empire, MI (village, FIPS 25980)
Location: 44.81317 N, 86.05894 W
Population (1990): 355 (244 housing units)
Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 49630
Empire, NV
Zip code(s): 89405
Empire, OH (village, FIPS 25368)
Location: 40.51096 N, 80.62502 W
Population (1990): 364 (147 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:
empire n. Any of a family of military simulations derived from a game
written by Peter Langston many years ago. A number of multi-player
variants of varying degrees of sophistication exist, and one
single-player version implemented for both Unix and VMS; the latter is
even available as MS-DOS freeware. All are notoriously addictive. Of
various commercial derivatives the best known is probably "Empire
Deluxe" on PCs and Amigas.
Modern empire is a real-time wargame played over the internet by up to
120 players. Typical games last from 24 hours (blitz) to a couple of
months (long term). The amount of sleep you can get while playing is a
function of the rate at which updates occur and the number of co-rulers
of your country. Empire server software is available for Unix-like
machines, and clients for Unix and other platforms. A comprehensive
history of the game is available at
`http://www.empire.cx/infopages/History.html'. The Empire resource site
is at `http://www.empire.cx/'.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
empire
<games> Any of a family of military simulations derived from a
game written by Peter Langston many years ago. Five or six
multi-player variants of varying degrees of sophistication
exist, and one single-player version implemented for both
{Unix} and {VMS}; the latter is even available as {MS-DOS}
{freeware}. All are notoriously addictive.
[{Jargon File}]
(1995-08-06)
From eng-fra [engfra]:
empire
[empaiər]
empire