English words for 'A subordinate or dependent kingdom.'
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noun
- the governing group of a kingdom
- a large and stately mansion
- official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)
- a large ornate exhibition hall
- A large and lavishly ornate residence.
- A large, ornate public building used for entertainment or exhibitions.
- Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system.
noun
- (sometimes figurative) A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.
- (taxonomy) kingdom
- (Christianity) An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above virtues and below thrones.
- Predominance; ascendancy.
- Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
- dominance or power through legal authority
- a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
name
- (nation's name) A kingdom consisting of several constituencies, either actual, historical, or hypothetical.
- A kingdom and country in Northern Europe, comprising the four countries of England, Scotland and Wales on the island of Great Britain, and Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland since 1922.
- (historical, informal, nonstandard) The Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801).
- (historical) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922).
noun
- A relation between states in which a subservient nation has its own government, but is unable to take international action independent of the superior state.
- The status or power of a suzerain.
- A similar relationship between other entities.
- the position or authority of a suzerain
- the domain of a suzerain
adj
- Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.
- Conditional upon something; used with to.
- Likely to be affected by or to experience something; liable.
- Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.
- likely to be affected by something
- being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
- possibly accepting or permitting
noun
- By faulty generalisation from a clause's grammatical subject often being coinstantiated with one: an actor or agent; one who takes action.
- A particular area of study.
- A citizen in a monarchy.
- (grammar) The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the passive voice the subject is the target of the action.
- The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
- A human, animal, or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc; especially, one being studied in a scientific experiment, such as a clinical trial.
- (music) The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue.
- (logic) That of which something is stated.
- A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.
- (mathematics) The variable in terms of which an expression is defined.
- (philosophy) A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity.
- some situation or event that is thought about
- the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
- (logic) the first term of a proposition
- a person who owes allegiance to that nation
- (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated
- something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
- a branch of knowledge
- a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
verb
- (transitive, construed with to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.
- (transitive) To make subordinate or subservient; to subdue or enslave; to subjugate.
- make subservient; force to submit or subdue
- cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
- make accountable for
verb
- make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
- hold within limits and control
- bring under control by force or authority
- get on top of; deal with successfully
- correct by punishment or discipline
- put down by force or intimidation
- (transitive) To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
- (transitive) To bring (a country) under control by force.
verb
- make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
- rank or order as less important or consider of less value
- (transitive, grammar) To embed (a clause) into another clause that is the main one.
- (transitive, finance) To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy.
- (transitive) To treat (someone) as of less value or importance.
adj
- lower in rank or importance
- subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
- (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
- Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
- Descending in a regular series.
- Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.
- (grammar, of a clause, not comparable) dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause
noun
noun
- States based on a system of governance headed by a king or a queen.
- A form of government where sovereignty is embodied by a single ruler in a state and his high aristocracy representing their separate divided lands within the state and their low aristocracy representing their separate divided fiefs.
- The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.
- A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).
- an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority
noun
noun
- a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs
- (international politics) A dominant nation or state that has control over the international affairs of a subservient state which otherwise has domestic autonomy.
- (historical) A feudal landowner to whom vassals were forced to pledge allegiance.
adv
- in or into a state of subordination or subjugation
- below the horizon
- below some quantity or limit
- further down
- down to defeat, death, or ruin
- down below
- through a range downward
- into unconsciousness
- Down to defeat, ruin, or death.
- In or to a lower or subordinate position, or a position beneath or below something, physically or figuratively.
- (informal) In or into an unconscious state.
- So as to pass beneath something.
- (usually in compounds) Less than what is necessary to be adequate or suitable; insufficient.
adj
- located below or beneath something else
- lower in rank, power, or authority
- Lower; beneath something.
- In a state of subordination, submission or defeat.
- (informal) Having a particular property that is low, especially so as to be insufficient or lacking in a particular respect.
- (medicine, colloquial) Under anesthesia, especially general anesthesia; sedated.
noun
prep
- Within the category, classification or heading of.
- Using or adopting (a name, identity, etc.).
- Beneath; below; at or to the bottom of, or the area covered or surmounted by.
- Less than.
- (figuratively) In the face of; in response to (some attacking force).
- Subordinate to; subject to the control of; in accordance with; in compliance with.
- Below the surface of.
- Subject to.
- From one side of to the other, passing beneath.
adj
noun
- (especially trust law) One who benefits from the distribution, especially out of a trust or estate.
- (insurance) One who benefits from the payout of an insurance policy.
- One who benefits or receives an advantage.
- the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
- the recipient of funds or other benefits
adj
noun
- any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star
- man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
- a person who follows or serves another
- A country, state, office, building etc. which is under the jurisdiction, influence, or domination of another body.
- A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one.
- (colloquial, uncountable) Satellite TV; reception of television broadcasts via services that use man-made satellite technology.
- (genetics) A very large array of tandemly repeating, non-coding DNA.
- A man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body, generally to relay information, data etc. to Earth.
- A community or town dependent on a larger town or city nearby.
- (grammar) A grammatical construct that takes various forms and may encode a path of movement, a change of state, or the grammatical aspect. Examples: "a bird flew past"; "she turned on the light".
verb
noun
- A realm having a king or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.
- the domain ruled by a king or queen
- A realm, region, or conceptual space where something is dominant.
- (taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom).
- a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state
- the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia
- a basic group of natural objects
- a domain in which something is dominant
- a country with a king as head of state
adj
intj
verb
noun
- Dominion; power; authority.
- Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.
- (humorous, with "his" or "your") A man (sometimes a boy) who is behaving in a seigneurial manner or acting like a lord, behaving in a bossy manner or lording it up
- The state or condition of being a lord.
- (by extension, with "his" or "your", often capitalised) Title applied to a lord, bishop, judge, or another man with a title.
- the authority of a lord
noun
- The authority assumed by a state over another state deemed inferior or dependent, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs but the protected state retains its nominal sovereignty.
- (UK, historical) The office or position of the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth.
- An autonomous state under protectorate.
- The office or position of protector (sense 5).
- (UK, historical) Government by a protector; especially, The Protectorate: government of England, Scotland, and Ireland between 1653 and 1659 under the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth Oliver Cromwell, later his son Richard Cromwell.
- a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty
noun
- (geography) The land ruled by such a government, either together or separately.
- (politics) A government where power is shared by four people, especially (historical) the Herodian tetrarchy established in Judea after the death of Herod and the Tetrarchy of Diocletian which ruled the Roman Empire in the years 293-313.
noun
- The rule or government of an appendant or dependent country or subnational territory, as to some or all local and internal legislation, by means of a governing power vested in the people within the country or territory itself, in contradistinction to a government established by the dominant country.
- Ellipsis of home rule class.
- (historical, especially) Self-government of the island of Ireland.
- self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government
adj
- relating to or associated with an empire
- befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress
- belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
- of or belonging to the British Imperial System of weights and measures
- (in particular, of alcohol) Stronger than typical. (Derived from the name of Russian Imperial stout, a strong dark beer.)
- Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
- Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence.
- Very grand or fine.
- Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.
noun
- a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III
- a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach
- (historical) A suitcase or trunk designed to be transported on the roof of a carriage.
- A kind of dome, as in Moorish buildings.
- A tuft of hair on the lower lip (so called from its use by Napoleon III).
- A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle.
- (card games, countable) Any of several combinations of cards which score in this game.
- (historical) An outside or roof seat on a diligence or carriage.
- (paper, printing) A writing paper size measuring 30 × 22 inches, or printing paper measuring 32 × 22 inches.
- (card games, uncountable) A card game differing from piquet in some minor details, and in having a trump.
- A crown imperial.
- (countable, uncountable) A variety of green tea.
adj
noun
noun
- A state of order based on submission to authority.
- (Catholicism) A whip used for self-flagellation.
- A set of rules regulating behaviour.
- A punishment to train or maintain control.
- A systematic method of obtaining obedience.
- A controlled behaviour; self-control.
- A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification.
- A specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice.
- A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.
- An enforced compliance or control.
- training to improve strength or self-control
- the act of disciplining
- the trait of being well behaved
- a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
- a branch of knowledge
verb
- (transitive) To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
- (transitive) To teach someone to obey authority.
- (transitive) To impose order on someone.
- (transitive) To train someone by instruction and practice.
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
noun
name
- A popular name for a dog.
- A census-designated place in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States.
- A male given name from Latin coined in the nineteenth century from Latin rex "king," rarely given today.
- (formal, usually italicized) The reigning king.
- An unincorporated community in Clayton County, Georgia, United States.
noun
- a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
- the husband or widower of a queen
- a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward
- preeminence in a particular category or group or field
- a male competitor who holds a preeminent position
- a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
- (chess) the weakest but the most important piece
- one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
- A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.
- (countable or uncountable) Something that has a preeminent position.
- (chess) The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top.
- The monarch with the most power and authority in a monarchy, regardless of sex.
- (Australia, historical) A male leader of a traditional Aboriginal group, often used as a title by colonists.
- The central pin or skittle in bowling games.
- (graph theory) A vertex in a directed graph which can reach every other vertex via a path with a length of at most 2.
- (UK, slang) A king skin.
- (card games) A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.
- A powerful or majorly influential person; someone who holds the preeminent position.
- Alternative form of qing (“Chinese musical instrument”).
- A male dragonfly; a drake.
- A king-sized bed.
- A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movement.
verb
- To assume or pretend preeminence (over); to lord it over.
- To crown king, to make (a person) king.
- To dress and perform as a drag king.
- To rule over as king.
- To promote a piece of draughts/checkers that has traversed the board to the opposite side, that piece subsequently being permitted to move backwards as well as forwards.
- To perform the duties of a king.
noun
- the domain ruled by a king or queen
- a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about
- a domain in which something is dominant
- (biology, ecology) A primary zoogeographical division of the earth's surface.
- (also figurative) A sphere of knowledge or of influence; a domain.
- (virology, taxonomy) A taxonomic rank in the phylogeny of viruses, higher than kingdoms.
noun
- the governing group of a kingdom
- a large and stately mansion
- official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)
- a large ornate exhibition hall
- A large and lavishly ornate residence.
- A large, ornate public building used for entertainment or exhibitions.
- Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system.
noun
- (sometimes figurative) A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.
- (taxonomy) kingdom
- (Christianity) An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above virtues and below thrones.
- Predominance; ascendancy.
- Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
- dominance or power through legal authority
- a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
noun
- A relation between states in which a subservient nation has its own government, but is unable to take international action independent of the superior state.
- The status or power of a suzerain.
- A similar relationship between other entities.
- the position or authority of a suzerain
- the domain of a suzerain
noun
- States based on a system of governance headed by a king or a queen.
- A form of government where sovereignty is embodied by a single ruler in a state and his high aristocracy representing their separate divided lands within the state and their low aristocracy representing their separate divided fiefs.
- The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.
- A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).
- an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority
noun
noun
- a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs
- (international politics) A dominant nation or state that has control over the international affairs of a subservient state which otherwise has domestic autonomy.
- (historical) A feudal landowner to whom vassals were forced to pledge allegiance.
noun
- A realm having a king or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.
- the domain ruled by a king or queen
- A realm, region, or conceptual space where something is dominant.
- (taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom).
- a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state
- the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia
- a basic group of natural objects
- a domain in which something is dominant
- a country with a king as head of state
noun
- Dominion; power; authority.
- Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.
- (humorous, with "his" or "your") A man (sometimes a boy) who is behaving in a seigneurial manner or acting like a lord, behaving in a bossy manner or lording it up
- The state or condition of being a lord.
- (by extension, with "his" or "your", often capitalised) Title applied to a lord, bishop, judge, or another man with a title.
- the authority of a lord
noun
- The authority assumed by a state over another state deemed inferior or dependent, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs but the protected state retains its nominal sovereignty.
- (UK, historical) The office or position of the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth.
- An autonomous state under protectorate.
- The office or position of protector (sense 5).
- (UK, historical) Government by a protector; especially, The Protectorate: government of England, Scotland, and Ireland between 1653 and 1659 under the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth Oliver Cromwell, later his son Richard Cromwell.
- a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty
noun
- (geography) The land ruled by such a government, either together or separately.
- (politics) A government where power is shared by four people, especially (historical) the Herodian tetrarchy established in Judea after the death of Herod and the Tetrarchy of Diocletian which ruled the Roman Empire in the years 293-313.
noun
- The rule or government of an appendant or dependent country or subnational territory, as to some or all local and internal legislation, by means of a governing power vested in the people within the country or territory itself, in contradistinction to a government established by the dominant country.
- Ellipsis of home rule class.
- (historical, especially) Self-government of the island of Ireland.
- self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government
noun
- A state of order based on submission to authority.
- (Catholicism) A whip used for self-flagellation.
- A set of rules regulating behaviour.
- A punishment to train or maintain control.
- A systematic method of obtaining obedience.
- A controlled behaviour; self-control.
- A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification.
- A specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice.
- A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.
- An enforced compliance or control.
- training to improve strength or self-control
- the act of disciplining
- the trait of being well behaved
- a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
- a branch of knowledge
verb
- (transitive) To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
- (transitive) To teach someone to obey authority.
- (transitive) To impose order on someone.
- (transitive) To train someone by instruction and practice.
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
noun
name
- A popular name for a dog.
- A census-designated place in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States.
- A male given name from Latin coined in the nineteenth century from Latin rex "king," rarely given today.
- (formal, usually italicized) The reigning king.
- An unincorporated community in Clayton County, Georgia, United States.
noun
- a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
- the husband or widower of a queen
- a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward
- preeminence in a particular category or group or field
- a male competitor who holds a preeminent position
- a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
- (chess) the weakest but the most important piece
- one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
- A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.
- (countable or uncountable) Something that has a preeminent position.
- (chess) The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top.
- The monarch with the most power and authority in a monarchy, regardless of sex.
- (Australia, historical) A male leader of a traditional Aboriginal group, often used as a title by colonists.
- The central pin or skittle in bowling games.
- (graph theory) A vertex in a directed graph which can reach every other vertex via a path with a length of at most 2.
- (UK, slang) A king skin.
- (card games) A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.
- A powerful or majorly influential person; someone who holds the preeminent position.
- Alternative form of qing (“Chinese musical instrument”).
- A male dragonfly; a drake.
- A king-sized bed.
- A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movement.
verb
- To assume or pretend preeminence (over); to lord it over.
- To crown king, to make (a person) king.
- To dress and perform as a drag king.
- To rule over as king.
- To promote a piece of draughts/checkers that has traversed the board to the opposite side, that piece subsequently being permitted to move backwards as well as forwards.
- To perform the duties of a king.
noun
- the domain ruled by a king or queen
- a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about
- a domain in which something is dominant
- (biology, ecology) A primary zoogeographical division of the earth's surface.
- (also figurative) A sphere of knowledge or of influence; a domain.
- (virology, taxonomy) A taxonomic rank in the phylogeny of viruses, higher than kingdoms.
verb
- make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
- hold within limits and control
- bring under control by force or authority
- get on top of; deal with successfully
- correct by punishment or discipline
- put down by force or intimidation
- (transitive) To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
- (transitive) To bring (a country) under control by force.
verb
- make subordinate, dependent, or subservient
- rank or order as less important or consider of less value
- (transitive, grammar) To embed (a clause) into another clause that is the main one.
- (transitive, finance) To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy.
- (transitive) To treat (someone) as of less value or importance.
adj
- lower in rank or importance
- subject or submissive to authority or the control of another
- (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
- Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
- Descending in a regular series.
- Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.
- (grammar, of a clause, not comparable) dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause
noun
adv
- in or into a state of subordination or subjugation
- below the horizon
- below some quantity or limit
- further down
- down to defeat, death, or ruin
- down below
- through a range downward
- into unconsciousness
- Down to defeat, ruin, or death.
- In or to a lower or subordinate position, or a position beneath or below something, physically or figuratively.
- (informal) In or into an unconscious state.
- So as to pass beneath something.
- (usually in compounds) Less than what is necessary to be adequate or suitable; insufficient.
adj
- located below or beneath something else
- lower in rank, power, or authority
- Lower; beneath something.
- In a state of subordination, submission or defeat.
- (informal) Having a particular property that is low, especially so as to be insufficient or lacking in a particular respect.
- (medicine, colloquial) Under anesthesia, especially general anesthesia; sedated.
noun
prep
- Within the category, classification or heading of.
- Using or adopting (a name, identity, etc.).
- Beneath; below; at or to the bottom of, or the area covered or surmounted by.
- Less than.
- (figuratively) In the face of; in response to (some attacking force).
- Subordinate to; subject to the control of; in accordance with; in compliance with.
- Below the surface of.
- Subject to.
- From one side of to the other, passing beneath.
adj
- Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.
- Conditional upon something; used with to.
- Likely to be affected by or to experience something; liable.
- Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.
- likely to be affected by something
- being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
- possibly accepting or permitting
noun
- By faulty generalisation from a clause's grammatical subject often being coinstantiated with one: an actor or agent; one who takes action.
- A particular area of study.
- A citizen in a monarchy.
- (grammar) The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the passive voice the subject is the target of the action.
- The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
- A human, animal, or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc; especially, one being studied in a scientific experiment, such as a clinical trial.
- (music) The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue.
- (logic) That of which something is stated.
- A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.
- (mathematics) The variable in terms of which an expression is defined.
- (philosophy) A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity.
- some situation or event that is thought about
- the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
- (logic) the first term of a proposition
- a person who owes allegiance to that nation
- (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated
- something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
- a branch of knowledge
- a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
verb
- (transitive, construed with to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.
- (transitive) To make subordinate or subservient; to subdue or enslave; to subjugate.
- make subservient; force to submit or subdue
- cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
- make accountable for
adj
noun
- (especially trust law) One who benefits from the distribution, especially out of a trust or estate.
- (insurance) One who benefits from the payout of an insurance policy.
- One who benefits or receives an advantage.
- the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
- the recipient of funds or other benefits
adj
noun
- any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star
- man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
- a person who follows or serves another
- A country, state, office, building etc. which is under the jurisdiction, influence, or domination of another body.
- A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one.
- (colloquial, uncountable) Satellite TV; reception of television broadcasts via services that use man-made satellite technology.
- (genetics) A very large array of tandemly repeating, non-coding DNA.
- A man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body, generally to relay information, data etc. to Earth.
- A community or town dependent on a larger town or city nearby.
- (grammar) A grammatical construct that takes various forms and may encode a path of movement, a change of state, or the grammatical aspect. Examples: "a bird flew past"; "she turned on the light".
verb
adj
intj
verb
adj
- relating to or associated with an empire
- befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress
- belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
- of or belonging to the British Imperial System of weights and measures
- (in particular, of alcohol) Stronger than typical. (Derived from the name of Russian Imperial stout, a strong dark beer.)
- Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
- Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence.
- Very grand or fine.
- Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.
noun
- a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III
- a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach
- (historical) A suitcase or trunk designed to be transported on the roof of a carriage.
- A kind of dome, as in Moorish buildings.
- A tuft of hair on the lower lip (so called from its use by Napoleon III).
- A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle.
- (card games, countable) Any of several combinations of cards which score in this game.
- (historical) An outside or roof seat on a diligence or carriage.
- (paper, printing) A writing paper size measuring 30 × 22 inches, or printing paper measuring 32 × 22 inches.
- (card games, uncountable) A card game differing from piquet in some minor details, and in having a trump.
- A crown imperial.
- (countable, uncountable) A variety of green tea.