A supreme or paramount emperor; an emperor who stands above other emperors in authority or power.
From 'arch-' (chief) plus 'emperor.' A rare poetic or rhetorical term used in historical writings to describe the most powerful imperial rulers or to elevate a ruler's status metaphorically.
Medieval and Renaissance writers invented words like this to describe rulers they wanted to flatter—imagine telling an emperor he's so great that he's not just an emperor, but an 'archemperor,' the boss of all bosses!
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