empery
/ˈɛm.pə.ɹɪ/obsolete
empery is spelled E-M-P-E-R-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, empery means “An empire; the status or dominion of an emperor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of empery is emperies.
How many letters and syllables are in empery?
| Letters | 6: E-M-P-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is empery?
Empery appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce empery?
- /ˈɛm.pə.ɹɪ/
- /ˈɛm.pɹɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does empery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicAn empire; the status or dominion of an emperor.
- 2
archaicAbsolute power or authority.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does empery come from?
From Middle English emperie, from Old French emperie, from Latin imperium, inperium (“command, control, dominion, sovereignty, a dominion, empire”), from imperare, inperare (“to command, order”), from in (“in, on”) + parare (“to make ready, order”). Doublet of imperium and empire.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).