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empire (s.xii1)
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empire (s.xii1)

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emper,  empere,  emperie;  empiere,  empir,  empirie;  enper,  enpire  (ampirie  S Alexis1 521)  
  FEW:  imperium 4,587b Gdf:  empire 3,61c GdfC:  empire 9,442b TL: empire 3,107 DEAF:  empire  DMF:  empire 1  TLF:  empire  OED:  empire n. and a.  MED:  empire n.  DMLBS:  imperium 1249c

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1supreme rule, reign (as emperor, king etc.): 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  La reine Emme esteit lur mere, Od le rei Kenut tint l’empire  GAIMAR1 4534
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Issi purreient descunfire Gofier le rei e sun empire  Brut WACE 994
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  le septime an de l’empire cist Theodosie  TREVET Cron1 175.8
♦supreme rule, governance: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Je acertes chanterai tuen empirie (Latin: imperium tuum)  Camb Ps 102.LVIII.16
( MS: s.xiiiex )  L’autre est quant Deus par cest esample (=God’s archetype for the creation) Ceo mund furma veable e ample, E trest en forme e en matire Quanke purvist son sage enpire  Rom 15 (Dd.10.31) 259
♦authority, position: 
( c.1230; MS: 1275-85 )  (God is not) grevé par sun sustenirs Ne esquis par sun haut empirs  Pet Phil 2504
2empire, realm of an emperor or supreme ruler: 
( MS: 1120-40 )  Cil dui seniur (=governors of Rome) ki l’empirie guvernent  S Alexis1 561
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  il ocist lez Anbrebiere Tute la flur de nostre empiere  Brut WACE 7742
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Coment purroit conquere tel regne e tel empire Come Alisandre ad l’empire de Assire?  Rom Chev ANTS 7775
♦Holy Roman Empire: 
( 1396-99; MS: s.xv1 )  les eliseurs de l’empire et aucuns autres princes  Lett & Pet 251.23
3mil.forces, army of a supreme ruler: 
( c.1136-37; MS: s.xiiex )  Puis asemblat mult grant empire E en la mer mist grant navire  GAIMAR1 3513
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  Il ensembla tut sun empire Pur crestienté tut descunfire  Mir N-D 232.23
4court of a supreme ruler: 
( 1190-93; MS: s.xiv1 )  Ici assemble tuit l’empire A Castre pur le rei eslire  S Edm Life ANTS 1626a
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