Emperor

This word is synonymous with the Latin imperator. They are both derived from the verb imperare. Literally, it signifies "he who commands." Under the Roman republic, the title "emperor" was the generic name given to the commanders-in-chief in the armies. But even then the application of the word was restrained to the successful commander, who was declared emperor by the acclamations of the army, and was afterwards honored with the title by a decree of the senate. It is now used to designate some sovereign prince who bears this title. Ayliffe, Pand. tit. 23. EMPHYTEOSIS (or EMPHYTEUSIS).

In civil law. The name of a contract by which the owner of an uncultivated piece of land granted it to another, either in perpetuity, or for a long time, on condition that he should improve it by building, planting or cultivating it, and should pay for it an annual rent, with a right to the grantee to alienate it, or transmit it by descent to his heirs, and under a condition that the grantor should never re-enter as long as the rent should be paid to him by the grantee or his assigns. Inst. 3. 25. 3. 18 Toullier, Dr. Civ. note 144.

This word is synonymous with the Latin imperator: they are both derived from the verb knperare. Literally, it signifies he who commands.

The title of the sovereign ruler of an empire. This designation was ailoptel] by the rulers of the Roman world after the decay of the republic, and was assumed by those who claimed to be bheir successors in the “Holy Roman Empire,” as also by Napoleon. [t is now used as the title of the monarch of some single countries, as lately in Brazil, and some composite states, as Germany and Austria-Hungary, and by the queen of England as “Empress of India.” The title “emperor” seems to denote a power and dignity superior to that of a “king.” It appears to be the appropriate style of the executive head of a federal government, constructed on the monarchical prineiple, and comprising in its orvanization several distinct kingdoms or other guast sovereign states; as is the case wilh the German empire at the present day.

an officer. ‘This word is synonymous with the latin — tmperator, they are both derived from the verb imperare. Literally it signifies, he who commands. Under the Roman republic, the title of emperor was the generic name given to the commanders-in-chief in the armies. But even then the application of the word was restrained to the successful commander who was declared emperor by the acclamations of the army, and was afterwards honoured with this title by a decree of the senate. It is now used to designate some sovereign prince who bears this title. Ayl. Pand. tit. 23.