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im⋅pe⋅ra⋅tor

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

Related forms:
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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im·pe·ra·tor   (ĭm'pə-rä'tôr', -tər)   
n.  

  1. An army commander in the Roman Republic.

  2. The supreme power of the Roman emperor.

  3. 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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