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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEmpereur retiré
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɑ̃.pʁœʁ ʁə.ti.ʁe
"L'empereur retiré gouvernait depuis le monastère."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An emperor who has voluntarily abdicated the throne but continues to exercise political or religious influence behind the scenes, specifically referring to the Japanese cloistered emperors.
"The retired emperor exerted considerable influence over court politics even after entering the Buddhist priesthood." - 2
Any former reigning monarch who has stepped down from active governance.
"Historians studied how the retired emperor maintained his power base."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the historical Japanese system 'kōken-in seido', combining the English participle 'retired' (from Old French retirer) and 'emperor' (from Latin imperator via Old French). The concept originates from medieval Japanese political practice where a monarch abdicated in favor of an heir but retained de facto cloistered rule.
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Empereur retiré
Transliteration: ɑ̃.pʁœʁ ʁə.ti.ʁe
"L'empereur retiré gouvernait depuis le monastère."
Zurückgezogener Kaiser
Transliteration: tsuˈʁʏkɡəˌtsɔɡənɐ ˈkaɪzɐ
"Der zurückgezogene Kaiser behielt die politische Kontrolle."
Imperatore ritirato
Transliteration: im.pe.raˈto.re ri.tiˈra.to
"L'imperatore ritirato esercitava il potere dal convento."
Emperador retirado
Transliteration: em.pe.ɾaˈðoɾ re.tiˈɾa.ðo
"El emperador retirado gobernaba tras bambalinas."
Imperador retirado
Transliteration: ĩ.pe.ɾaˈdoɾ ʁe.tʃiˈɾa.du
"O imperador retirado mantinha forte influência política."
अवकाश प्राप्त सम्राट
Transliteration: avakash prapt samrat
"अवकाश प्राप्त सम्राट ने मठ से शासन किया।"
太上皇
Transliteration: tài shàng huáng
"太上皇在幕后掌控着朝政。"
상왕
Transliteration: sangwang
"상왕은 퇴위한 이후에도 막강한 권력을 행사했다."
太上天皇
Transliteration: daijō tennō
"院政期には太上天皇が実権を握っていた。"
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