imperator

[im-puh-rah-ter, -rah-tawr, -rey-ter]

im·pe·ra·tor

[im-puh-rah-ter, -rah-tawr, -rey-ter]
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; < Latin imperātor; see emperor

im·per·a·to·ri·al [im-per-uh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] , adjective
im·per·a·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
im·pe·ra·tor·ship, noun
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Imperator is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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imperator (ˌɪmpəˈrɑːtɔː)
 
n
1.  a.  (in imperial Rome) a title of the emperor
 b.  (in republican Rome) a temporary title of honour bestowed upon a victorious general
2.  a less common word for emperor
 
[C16: from Latin: commander, from imperāre to command]
 
imperatorial
 
adj
 
impera'torially
 
adv
 
impe'ratorship
 
n

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