'Empire State' definitions:
Definition of 'Empire State'
(from WordNet)
noun
A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: New York, New York State, Empire State, NY]
Definition of 'Empire State'
From: GCIDE
- Empire State \Empire State\ New York; -- a nickname alluding to its size and wealth. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'Empire State'
From: GCIDE
- Empire \Em"pire\, n. [F., fr. L. imperium a command, sovereignty, dominion, empire, fr. imperare. See Emperor; cf. Imperial.]
- 1. Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion. "The empire of the sea." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Over hell extend His empire, and with iron scepter rule. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely of a king), usually of greater extent than a kingdom, always comprising a variety in the nationality of, or the forms of administration in, constituent and subordinate portions; as, the Austrian empire. [1913 Webster]
- Empire carries with it the idea of a vast and complicated government. --C. J. Smith. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason. "Under the empire of facts." --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]
- Another force which, in the Middle Ages, shared with chivalry the empire over the minds of men. --A. W. Ward. [1913 Webster]
- Celestial empire. See under Celestial.
- Empire City, a common designation of the city of New York.
- Empire State, a common designation of the State of New York.
- Syn: Sway; dominion; rule; control; reign; sovereignty; government; kingdom; realm; state. [1913 Webster]