Part 3722

<blockquote>The Briton Prince was sore <b>empassionate</b>. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Empawn</h1> <Xpage=485>

<hw>Em*pawn"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>em-</ets> + <ets>pawn</ets>. Cf. <er>Impawn</er>.]</ety> <def>To put in pawn; to pledge; to impawn.</def>

<blockquote>To sell, <b>empawn</b>, and alienate the estates. <i>Milman.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Empeach</h1> <Xpage=485>

<hw>Em*peach"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To hinder. See <er>Impeach</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Empearl</h1> <Xpage=485>

<hw>Em*pearl"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>em-</ets> + <ets>pearl</ets>. Cf. <er>Impearl</er>.]</ety> <def>To form like pearls; to decorate with, or as with, pearls; to impearl.</def>

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<h1>Empeople</h1> <Xpage=486>

<hw>Em*peo"ple</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To form into a people or community; to inhabit; to people.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>We now know 't is very well <b>empeopled</b>. <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Emperess</h1> <Xpage=486>

<hw>Em"per*ess</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Empress</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Emperice</h1> <Xpage=486>

<hw>Em"per*ice</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An empress.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Emperil</h1> <Xpage=486>

<hw>Em*per"il</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To put in peril. See <er>Imperil</er>.</def>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<h1>Emperished</h1> <Xpage=486>

<hw>Em*per"ished</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Perished; decayed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>I deem thy brain <b>emperished</b> be. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Emperor</h1> <Xpage=486>

<hw>Em"per*or</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>empereor</ets>, <ets>empereour</ets>, F. <ets>empereur</ets>, L. <ets>imperator</ets>, fr. <ets>imperare</ets> to command; <ets>in</ets> in + <ets>parare</ets> to prepare, order. See <er>Parade</er>, and cf. <er>Imperative</er>, <er>Empress</er>.]</ety> <def>The sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire; -- a title of dignity superior to that of king; <as>as, the <ex>emperor</ex> of Germany or of Austria; the <ex>emperor</ex> or Czar of Russia.</as></def>

<cs><col>Emperor goose</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a large and handsome goose (<spn>Philacte canagica</spn>), found in Alaska.</cd> -- <col>Emperor moth</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>one of several large and beautiful bombycid moths, with transparent spots on the wings; as the American Cecropia moth (<spn>Platysamia cecropia</spn>), and the European species (<spn>Saturnia pavonia</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Emperor paper</col>. <cd>See under <er>Paper</er>.</cd> -- <col>Purple emperor</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a large, strong British butterfly (<spn>Apatura iris</spn>).</cd></cs>

<h1>Emperorship</h1> <Xpage=486>