Holy Roman Empire

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A former polity and medieval empire forming a loose conglomeration of largely independent mostly Germanic entities in Central Europe from at least 962 C.E. until 1806.

Pronunciation

/ˈhəʊli ˈɹəʊmən ˈɛmpaɪə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Holy Roman Empire.wav /ˈhoʊli ˈɹoʊmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ/

Word forms

Holy Roman Empire the Holy Roman Empire HRE

Etymology

Calque of German Heiliges Römisches Reich and Medieval Latin Sacrum Rōmānum Imperium.

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