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Webster 1913 Edition

Imperial

Im-pe′ri-al

,
Adj.
[OE.
emperial
, OF.
emperial
, F.
impérial
, fr. L.
imperialis
, fr.
imperium
command, sovereignty, empire. See
Empire
.]
1.
Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor;
as, an
imperial
government;
imperial
authority or edict.
The last
That wore the
imperial
diadem of Rome.
Shakespeare
2.
Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme.
“The imperial democracy of Athens.”
Mitford.
Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns
With an
imperial
voice.
Shakespeare
To tame the proud, the fetter’d slave to free,
These are
imperial
arts, and worthy thee.
Dryden.
He sounds his
imperial
clarion along the whole line of battle.
E. Everett.
3.
Of superior or unusual size or excellence;
as,
imperial
paper;
imperial
tea, etc.
Imperial bushel
,
gallon
,
etc. See
Bushel
,
Gallon
, etc.
–
Imperial chamber
,
the, the sovereign court of the old German empire.
–
Imperial city
,
under the first German empire, a city having no head but the emperor.
–
Imperial diet
,
an assembly of all the states of the German empire.
–
Imperial drill
.
(Manuf.)
See under 8th
Drill
.
–
Imperial eagle
.
(Zool.)
See
Eagle
.
–
Imperial green
.
See
Paris green
, under
Green
.
–
Imperial guard
,
the royal guard instituted by Napoleon I.
–
Imperial weights and measures
,
the standards legalized by the British Parliament.

Im-pe′ri-al

,
Noun.
[F.
impériale
: cf. Sp.
imperial
.]
1.
The tuft of hair on a man's lower lip and chin; – so called from the style of beard of Napoleon III.
2.
An outside seat on a diligence.
T. Hughes.
3.
A luggage case on the top of a coach.
Simmonds.
4.
Anything of unusual size or excellence, as a large decanter, a kind of large photograph, a large sheet of drawing, printing, or writing paper, etc.
5.
A gold coin of Russia worth ten rubles, or about eight dollars.
McElrath.
6.
A kind of fine cloth brought into England from Greece. or other Eastern countries, in the Middle Ages.

Webster 1828 Edition

Imperial

IMPE'RIAL

,
Adj.
[L.imperialis, from impero, to command. See Emperor.]
1.
Pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as an imperial government; an imperial diadem; imperial authority or edict; imperial power or sway.
2.
Royal; belonging to a monarch; as an imperial palace; imperial arts.
3.
Pertaining to royalty; denoting sovereignty.
4.
Commanding; maintaining supremacy; as the imperial democracy of Athens.
Imperial chamber, the sovereign court of the German empire.
Imperial city, a city in Germany which has no head but the emperor.
Imperial diet,an assembly of all the states of the German empire.

Definition 2024

Imperial

Imperial

See also: imperial and impérial

English

Proper noun

Imperial

  1. A city in California
  2. A city in Nebraska
  3. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada
  4. A census-designated place in Texas.
  5. An unincorporated community in Virginia
  6. An unincorporated community in West Virginia

Noun

Imperial ‎(plural Imperials)

  1. A large Bordeaux wine bottle with the capacity of about 6 liters, equivalent to 8 standard bottles.

imperial

imperial

See also: Imperial and impérial

English

Adjective

imperial ‎(comparative more imperial, superlative most imperial)

  1. Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
    • Shakespeare
      the imperial diadem of Rome
  2. Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.
  3. Very grand or fine.
  4. Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence.

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Translations

Noun

imperial ‎(plural imperials)

  1. A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle.
  2. (paper, printing) A printing-paper size measuring 30 by 22 inches.
  3. (card games, uncountable) A card game differing from piquet in some minor details, and in having a trump.
  4. (card games, countable) Any of several combinations of cards which score in this game.

Usage notes

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin imperiālis.

Adjective

imperial m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural imperials)

  1. imperial

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin imperialis.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): / ĩ.pɨ.ˈɾjaɫ /
  • Hyphenation: im‧pe‧ri‧al

Adjective

imperial m, f ‎(plural imperiais, comparable)

  1. imperial

Noun

imperial f (plural imperiais)

  1. (Portugal, regional) draft beer
    • 2013, Afonso Cruz, Alice Vieira, André Gago, Catarina Fonseca, David Machado, Isabel Stidwell, José Fanha, A misteriosa mulher da ópera, Leya (ISBN 9789724622064), page 155
      «Traga-me mais uma imperial», disse eu ao empregado. Tinha uma praticamente cheia, mas não gosto de ser apanhado desprevenido. O Juvenal julgou que era para ele e agradeceu, eu disse-lhe «nada», e peguei na imperial, passei as ...

Synonyms

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from French impérial and Latin imperiālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌim.pe.riˈal/

Adjective

imperial m, n ‎(feminine singular imperială, masculine plural imperiali, feminine and neuter plural imperiale)

  1. imperial

Declension

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin imperiālis ‎(“of the empire or emperor, imperial”), from imperium ‎(“empire, imperial government”) + -ālis, from imperō ‎(“command, order”), from im- ‎(“form of in”) + parō ‎(“prepare, arrange; intend”).

Adjective

imperial m, f ‎(plural imperiales)

  1. imperial

Related terms

Etymology

From Old French imperial, from Latin imperiālis ‎(“of the empire or emperor, imperial”), from imperium ‎(“empire, imperial government”) + -ālis, from imperō ‎(“command, order”), from im- ‎(“form of in”) + parō ‎(“prepare, arrange; intend”).

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