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im·pe·ra·tor

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–noun

1.	an absolute or supreme ruler.

2.	(in Imperial Rome) emperor.

3.	(in Republican Rome) a temporary title accorded a victorious general.

[Origin: 1570–80; < L imperātor; see emperor

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—Related forms

im·per·a·to·ri·al

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l, -tohr-] Pronunciation Key, adjective

im·per·a·to·ri·al·ly, adverb

im·pe·ra·tor·ship, noun

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im·pe·ra·tor Audio Help (ĭm'pə-rä'tôr', -tər) Pronunciation Key
n.

An army commander in the Roman Republic.
The supreme power of the Roman emperor.
The head of state and supreme commander in the Roman Empire, in whose name all victories were won.

[Latin imperātōr; see emperor.]

im·per'a·to'ri·al (ĭm-pěr'ə-tôr'ē-əl, -tōr'-) adj.

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Imperator

Im`pe*ra"tor\, n. [L. See Emperor.] (Rom. Antiq.) A commander; a leader; an emperor; -- originally an appellation of honor by which Roman soldiers saluted their general after an important victory. Subsequently the title was conferred as a recognition of great military achievements by the senate, whence it carried wiht it some special privileges. After the downfall of the Republic it was assumed by Augustus and his successors, and came to have the meaning now attached to the word emperor.

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