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1645–55; < Latin: supreme administrative power, authority, empire, equivalent to imper(āre) to rule (see imperative) + -ium -ium
1645–55; < Latin: supreme administrative power, authority, empire, equivalent to imper(āre) to rule (see imperative) + -ium -ium
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| —n , pl -ria | |
| 1. | (in ancient Rome) the supreme power, held esp by consuls and emperors, to command and administer in military, judicial, and civil affairs |
| 2. | the right to command; supreme power |
| 3. | a less common word for empire |
| [C17: from Latin: command, empire, from imperāre to command; see | |
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Example sentences
He had space: the great imperium with its eleven time zones, the distances that gave their blessing to exile and isolation.
Consuls and praetors held imperium, officially sanctioned absolute power, although they were constrained in three important ways.
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