The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word EMPERORS
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What does EMPERORS mean?
EMPERORS noun- The male monarch or ruler of an empire.
- Any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender, with "empress" contrasting to mean when consort to emperor
- (political theory) Specifically, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire; the world-monarch.
- The fourth trump or major arcana card of the tarot deck.
- A large, relatively valuable marble in children's games.
- Any fish of the family Lethrinidae.
- Any various butterflies of the subfamily Charaxinae.