ˈemperorˌship
[f. emperor n. + -ship.]
The office or dignity of emperor; the reign of an emperor.
| 1575 T. Rogers Sec. Coming Christ 23/1 Which ambiciously sought the Emperourship of al Italy. 1805 Month. Mag. XX. 147 Between the battle of Actium and the acceptance of the emperorship. 1882 Athenæum 25 Feb. 247 The last dozen years of his emperorship. |