imperial
pronunciation
How to pronounce imperial in British English:
UK [ɪmˈpɪəriəl]
How to pronounce imperial in American English:
US [ɪmˈpɪriəl]
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- Noun:
- a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III
- a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach
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- Adjective:
- relating to or associated with an empire
- befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress
- belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
Word Origin
- imperial
- imperial: see empire
- imperial (adj.)
- late 14c., "having a commanding quality," from Old French imperial (12c.), from Latin imperialis "of the empire or emperor," from imperium (see empire). Meaning "pertaining to an empire" (especially the Roman) is from late 14c. Imperial presidency in a U.S. context traces to Arthur Schlesinger Jr.'s book on the Nixon administration (1974). Related: Imperially.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Mainly as mother of a race looking toward imperial expansion .
- 2. Sterling looked stronger than it was , partly because imperial reserves were held in it .
- 3. Chinese garden can be divided into two categories : the imperial and the private .
- 4. Private meetings in the houses of the faithful were features of the early christian church , then seeking to escape roman imperial persecution .
- 5. Seoul , only two hours by plane from beijing , was also an imperial city until japan conquered it in 1910 .