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imperial

im·pe·rial

US/ɪmˈpɪə.ɹi.əl/ common
adjective (3) noun (2)

adjective

1.

relating to or associated with an empire

  • “imperial colony”
  • “the imperial gallon was standardized legally throughout the British Empire”
2.

befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress

  • “imperial palace”
3.

belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler

  • “golden age of imperial splendor”
  • “purple tyrant”
  • “regal attire”
  • “treated with royal acclaim”
  • “the royal carriage of a stag”
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noun

1.
2.

a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach

Origin

From Middle English imperial, from Old French imperial, from Latin imperiālis (“of the empire or emperor, imperial”), from imperium (“empire, imperial government”) + -ālis, from imperō (“command, order”), from im- (“form of in”) + parō (“prepare, arrange; intend”). Displaced Old English cāserlīċ.

Phrases

  • Australian pied imperial pigeon
  • eastern imperial eagle
  • free imperial city
  • Her Imperial Highness
  • His Imperial Highness
  • Imperial Aramaic
  • imperial boomerang
  • imperial circle

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