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im⋅pe⋅ri⋅um

  [im-peer-ee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -pe⋅ri⋅a  [-peer-ee-uh] , -pe⋅ri⋅ums.
1. command; supreme power.
2. area of dominion; sphere of control or monopoly; empire.
3. a nation having or exerting supreme power; superpower.
4. Law. the right to command the force of the state in order to enforce the law.
Origin:
1645–55; < L: supreme administrative power, authority, empire, equiv. to imper(āre) to rule (see imperative ) + -ium -ium
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im·pe·ri·um   (ĭm-pîr'ē-əm)   
n.   pl. im·pe·ri·a (-pîr'ē-ə)

  1. Absolute rule; supreme power.

  2. A sphere of power or dominion; an empire.

  3. Law The right or power of a state to enforce the law.


[Latin; see empire.]
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