A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).
The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.
A form of government where sovereignty is embodied by a single ruler in a state and his high aristocracy representing their separate divided lands within the state and their low aristocracy representing their separate divided fiefs.
A political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority.
A political unit that controls at least one kingdom under its vassalage.
A group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to a foreign power.
an extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state
supreme political power over several countries when exercised by a single authority
absolute control over a person or group.
a large commercial organization owned or controlled by one person or group
an extensive sphere of activity controlled by one person or group
denoting a style of furniture, decoration, or dress fashionable chiefly during the First Empire in France. The decorative style was neoclassical but marked by an interest in Egyptian and other ancient motifs.
A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch.
A system of government in which the chief ruler is a monarch.
The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.
Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion.
The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely of a king), usually of greater extent than a kingdom, always comprising a variety in the nationality of, or the forms of administration in, constituent and subordinate portions; as, the Austrian empire.
Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason.
A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).
The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.
A form of government where sovereignty is embodied by a single ruler in a state and his high aristocracy representing their separate divided lands within the state and their low aristocracy representing their separate divided fiefs.
A political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority.
A political unit that controls at least one kingdom under its vassalage.
A group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to a foreign power.
an extensive group of states or countries ruled over by a single monarch, an oligarchy, or a sovereign state
supreme political power over several countries when exercised by a single authority
absolute control over a person or group.
a large commercial organization owned or controlled by one person or group
an extensive sphere of activity controlled by one person or group
denoting a style of furniture, decoration, or dress fashionable chiefly during the First Empire in France. The decorative style was neoclassical but marked by an interest in Egyptian and other ancient motifs.
A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch.
A system of government in which the chief ruler is a monarch.
The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.
Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion.
The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely of a king), usually of greater extent than a kingdom, always comprising a variety in the nationality of, or the forms of administration in, constituent and subordinate portions; as, the Austrian empire.
Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason.