Empery Definition
ĕmpə-rē
noun
The sovereignty of an emperor; empire.
Webster's New World
Broad dominion or authority.
Webster's New World
Origin of Empery
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From Middle English emperie, from Old French, 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”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English emperie from Old French from Latin imperium empire
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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