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 dominant state that has a preponderance of power; often establishes and enforces the rules and norms in the international system (see imperialism). Close Window

Empire is a multi-player game of global exploration, development and conquest. Players connect to a common server, and continue movement time units, move units and exchange correspondence with other players using mail, news or radio . A t

Empire is an two-player board based strategy game with simple rules, where the objective is to capture enemy pieces by encircling them with our own. Currently it supports network play between two human players.

A large number of different lands or states rules over by a single person or government.

1. A government ruling over a number of different peoples or ethnic groups. 2. A government that has expanded its territory through the use of force.

a style of gown with a high waistline (right under the bust) which falls to a slimmer skirt, popular with medieval wedding gowns. top of wedding glossary

Like Gwyneth wore in Emma; the bodice ends just below the bust, with a straight skirt flowing beneath it.

The Empire waistline is very high. It is set just below the bust and falls to a slimmer, fluid skirt. It is nice on most figures, but the busty bride should avoid it.

(om-peer): dress with a high waistline.

group of countries under one government

iF one country, usually European, owns a number of distant COLONIES and governs them all from a central office at home, this is known as an empire. All the North American colonies belonged once to the British Empire, and had little to do with each other.

a group of countries under a single authority; "the British empire"

a central government with a common language, system of law, and the countries within it are loyal

In Britain also known as Regency.

For the album by Kasabian see Empire (Kasabian album)

Empire is a British film magazine published monthly by Emap Consumer Media since July 1989. It is the biggest selling film magazine in Britain, constantly outselling its nearest market rival Total Film. Empire organises the annual Sony Ericsson Empire Awards which are voted for by readers of the magazine.

Empire is a silent, black and white film made in 1964 by Andy Warhol. It consists of eight hours and five minutes of continuous real time footage of the Empire State Building in New York City. Abridged showings of the film were never allowed; supposedly the very unwatchability of the film was an important part of the reason the film was created.