Noun

(wikipedia figurehead) (en noun)

(nautical) A carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship.

(by extension) Someone in a nominal position of leadership who has no actual power; a front or front man.

*{{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne

, title=Well Tackled! , chapter=2 citation , passage=Evidently he did not mean to be a mere figurehead , but to carry on the old tradition of Wilsthorpe's; and that was considered to be a good thing in itself and an augury for future prosperity.}}

Noun

(en noun)

The male monarch or ruler of an empire.

(medieval political theory ) Specifically, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire; the world-monarch.

The Investiture Controversy was a conflict between the Emperor and the Pope.

A large, relatively valuable marble in children's games.

* 2001 , Paul Webley, The economic psychology of everyday life (page 39)

But marbles are not only used to play games: they are also traded. In this market, the value of the different kinds of marbles (oilies, emperors , etc.) is determined by local supply and demand and not by the price of the marbles