empires is a form of:

Empire



noun
1.
(a group of countries ruled by a single supreme authority, supreme political power, government by an emperor or empress, supreme rule, an extensive economic organization under the control of a single person) អំណាច, ការត្រួតត្រា, ឥទ្ធិពល, កិត្យានុភាព British empire ចក្រភព, រាជាធិរាជាណាចក្រ, colonial empire អាណាចក្រ
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) អាណាចក្រុ, ចក្រភព
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion.
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.
3.
Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule; sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason.