император — meaning in English

English meaning

• emperor noun A male ruler of an empire, typically ranking above a king.
• tsar noun A historical emperor of Russia, or of certain other Slavic states.

Senses

император is used for these senses in English:

• emperor Any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender, with "empress" contrasting to mean the consort of an emperor.
• tsar (historical) An emperor of Russia (1547 to 1917) and of some South Slavic states.

emperor — full definition

1. noun A male ruler of an empire, typically ranking above a king.
2. noun A ruler of an empire in general, regardless of gender.

tsar — full definition

1. noun A historical emperor of Russia, or of certain other Slavic states.
2. noun A person given great, wide-ranging authority over a particular area.

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