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im·pe·ri·al

1   [im-peer-ee-uhl]
adjective
1.
of, like, or pertaining to an empire.
2.
of, like, or pertaining to an emperor or empress.
3.
characterizing the rule or authority of a sovereign state over its dependencies.
4.
of the nature or rank of an emperor or supreme ruler.
5.
of a commanding quality, manner, aspect, etc.
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6.
domineering; imperious.
7.
befitting an emperor or empress; regal; majestic; very fine or grand; magnificent.
8.
of special or superior size or quality, as various products and commodities.
9.
(of weights and measures) conforming to the standards legally established in Great Britain.
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noun
10.
a size of printing or drawing paper, 22 × 30 inches (56 × 76 cm) in England, 23 × 33 inches (58 × 84 cm) in America.
11.
imperial octavo, a size of book, about 81/4 × 111/2 inches (21 × 29 cm), untrimmed, in America, and 71/2 × 11 inches (19 × 28 cm), untrimmed, in England. Abbreviation: imperial 8vo
12.
imperial quarto, Chiefly British. a size of book, about 11 × 15 inches (28 × 38 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation: imperial 4to
13.
the top of a carriage, especially of a diligence.
14.
a case for luggage carried there.
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15.
a member of an imperial party or of imperial troops.
16.
an emperor or empress.
17.
any of various articles of special size or quality.
18.
an oversized bottle used especially for storing Bordeaux wine, equivalent to 8 regular bottles or 6 liters (6.6 quarts).
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Origin:
1325–75; Middle English < Late Latin imperiālis, equivalent to Latin imperi(um) imperium + -ālis -al1; replacing Middle English emperial < Middle French < Late Latin, as above

Related forms
im·pe·ri·al·ly, adverb
im·pe·ri·al·ness, noun

Synonyms
6. despotic, high-handed, authoritarian.

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im·pe·ri·al

2   [im-peer-ee-uhl]
noun
a small, pointed beard beneath the lower lip.
Origin:
1835–45; < French impériale, noun use of feminine of impérial imperial1

im·pe·ri·al

3   [im-peer-ee-uhl]
noun
a Russian gold coin originally worth 10 rubles and from 1897 to 1917 worth 15 rubles.
Origin:
1830–40; < Russian imperiál ≪ Medieval Latin imperiālis a coin, noun use of Late Latin imperiālis imperial1
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imperial
late 14c., "having a commanding quality," from O.Fr. imperial (12c.), from L. imperialis "of the empire or emperor," from imperium (see empire). Meaning "of or pertaining to an empire" (especially the Roman) is from late 14c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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