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An '''emperor''' is the male leader of an [[empire]]. '''Empress''' is the feminine form and can refer to a woman who holds the rank of emperor (empress [[regnant]]), a [[wife]] of an emperor (empress [[consort]]), or a [[widow]] of an emperor (empress [[dowager]]). Emperor is the highest temporal title there is, outranking even [[king]]. The only emperor in the world today is Emperor [[Akihito]] of [[Japan]]. However, at the beginning of the [[20th century]], other countries had emperors, including [[Austria-Hungary]], [[China]], [[Germany]], the [[Ottoman Empire]], and [[Russia]]. | An '''emperor''' is the male leader of an [[empire]]. '''Empress''' is the feminine form and can refer to a woman who holds the rank of emperor (empress [[regnant]]), a [[wife]] of an emperor (empress [[consort]]), or a [[widow]] of an emperor (empress [[dowager]]). Emperor is the highest temporal title there is, outranking even [[king]]. The only emperor in the world today is Emperor [[Akihito]] of [[Japan]]. However, at the beginning of the [[20th century]], other countries had emperors, including [[Austria-Hungary]], [[China]], [[Germany]], the [[Ottoman Empire]], and [[Russia]]. | ||
| − | Equivalent terms in other languages, sometimes used in English, include ''[[Kaiser]]'' in [[German]], ''[[Tsar]]'' (царь) in [[Russian language|Russian]], ''Kōtei'' (皇帝) in [[Chinese language|Chinese]], and ''[[Tenno]]'' in [[Japanese]]. | + | Equivalent terms in other languages, sometimes used in English, include ''[[Kaiser]]'' in [[German]], ''[[Tsar]]'' (царь) in [[Russian language|Russian]], ''Kōtei'' (皇帝) in [[Chinese language|Chinese]] (which is itself a reference to the Yellow Emperor of Chinese mytho-historical tales, and ''[[Tenno]]'' in [[Japanese]]. |
Emperor is also a species of [[penguin]]. | Emperor is also a species of [[penguin]]. | ||
Revision as of 00:40, April 27, 2017
An emperor is the male leader of an empire. Empress is the feminine form and can refer to a woman who holds the rank of emperor (empress regnant), a wife of an emperor (empress consort), or a widow of an emperor (empress dowager). Emperor is the highest temporal title there is, outranking even king. The only emperor in the world today is Emperor Akihito of Japan. However, at the beginning of the 20th century, other countries had emperors, including Austria-Hungary, China, Germany, the Ottoman Empire, and Russia.
Equivalent terms in other languages, sometimes used in English, include Kaiser in German, Tsar (царь) in Russian, Kōtei (皇帝) in Chinese (which is itself a reference to the Yellow Emperor of Chinese mytho-historical tales, and Tenno in Japanese.
Emperor is also a species of penguin.