emperorship
/ˈɛmpərərˌʃɪp/
noun
- The position, rank, or authority of an emperor.
- He inherited the emperorship after his father's death.
- Many historians study the decline of the Roman emperorship.
- The emperorship came with immense power and responsibility.
- The period during which someone rules as an emperor.
- Her emperorship lasted for over thirty years.
- The end of his emperorship marked a time of great change.
- The empire flourished during his long emperorship.