different between ampery vs empery

English

Etymology

From amper +? -y.

Adjective

ampery (comparative more ampery, superlative most ampery)

1. (Britain dialectal) Covered with pimples.
2. (Britain dialectal) Weak; unhealthy; beginning to decay.

Related terms

• amper

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??m.p?.??/, /??m.p??/

Noun

empery (plural emperies)

1. (obsolete) An empire; the status or dominion of an emperor.
   • 1604, Edward Coke, "To the Reader", The Fourth Part of the Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Kt..

   • 1661, John Donne, "To his Mistress going to Bed":

     My Myne of precious stones: My Emperie, / How blest am I in this discovering thee!

2. (archaic) Absolute power or authority.

Synonyms

• (absolute authority): dominion, sovereignty