▪ I. † empyre, v. Obs. rare—1.
[ad. F. empirer, variant of OF. empeirer: see impair.]
trans. To impair, make worse.
| 1566 Drant Horace's Sat. ii. F v b, Let furious fortune frowne..She cannot much empyre our cates. |
▪ II. † empyre, a. Obs.
Also 4 empiry, 6 empire.
[ad. med.L. (cælum) empyreum, empyrium: see empyreal.]
= empyreal, empyrean.
| 1340 Hampole Pr. Consc. 7761 Þis heven is cald heven empiry. 1520 Myrr. our Ladye 302 Heuen empyre. 1549 Compl. Scot. 48 The hauyn empire. 1594 Dickenson Arisbas (1878) 30 His heroique spirit..hath ascended to the Empyre heaven. |