Empire, 1) supreme power, sovereignty: All's I, 1, 72. Ant. I, 2, 192. III, 6, 66. V, 1, 43. “that beasts may have the world in e.” Tim. IV, 3, 393.
2) the territory and dominion of an emperor: H6B I, 1, 153. Tit. I, 183. Tit. I, 183 Ant. I, 1, 34. IV, 2, 22. Cymb. V, 5, 461. “a maid too virtuous for the contempt of e.” All's III, 2, 34 (i. e. of an emperor).
3) any dominion: R3 IV, 4, 471. Hml. l, 1, 119. Hml. III, 4, 99. Per. II, 1, 54.