imperial

(ĭm-pîr'ē-əl)
adj.

1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of an empire or a sovereign, especially an emperor or empress: imperial rule; the imperial palace.
2. Ruling over extensive territories or over colonies or dependencies: imperial nations.
3. 1. Having supreme authority; sovereign.
   2. Regal; majestic.
4. Outstanding in size or quality.
5. Of or belonging to the British Imperial System of weights and measures.

n.

1. An emperor or empress.
2. The top of a carriage.
3. Something outstanding in size or quality.
4. A variable size of paper, usually 23 by 33 inches (55.8 by 83.8 centimeters).
5. A pointed beard grown from the lower lip and chin.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin imperiālis, from imperium, command. See empire. N., sense 5, after the beard of Napoleon III.]

imperially im·pe'ri·al·ly adv.

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IN BRIEF: Having to do with an empire or one country's control over another.

Insensibility, of all kinds, and on all occasions, most moves my imperial displeasure. — Frances Burney (1752-1840), British author.

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Common misspelling(s) of imperial

• empirial

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kejserlig, fyrstelig, majestætisk
n. - som angår imperiet

Nederlands (Dutch)
keizerlijk, Brits, puntbaard

Français (French)
adj. - impérial, majestueux, (GB, Hist) de l'Empire, (GB, Mes) conforme aux normes britanniques
n. - barbe à l'impériale

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Kaiser-, Reichs-, majestätisch, britisch
n. - Buch- od. Papierformat, russ. Goldstück, Mitglied der kaiserl. Familie

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αυτοκρατορικός, μεγαλοπρεπής
n. - υπογένειο, (τυπογρ.) σχήμα χαρτιού 762 χ 559 χστ.

Italiano (Italian)
imperiale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - imperial
n. - barbicha (f), moeda (f) russa antiga

Русский (Russian)
имперский

Español (Spanish)
adj. - imperial, supremo, principal
n. - perilla (barba), imperial (de un vehículo), cosa grande, excelente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kejserlig, som gäller (brittiska) imperiet, brittisk standard-, majestätisk (bildl.), av bästa kvalitet, imperial- (om pappersformat)
n. - pipskägg, imperialformat, bagagetak (på diligens), kappsäck (för diligenstak)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
帝王的, 壮丽的, 至尊的, 帝国, 皇家

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 帝王的, 壯麗的, 至尊的
n. - 帝國, 皇家

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 제국의, 황제의, 장엄한, 특대의
n. - 황제, 황제 수염, 특대품

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 帝国の, 大英帝国の, 皇帝の, 皇后の, 皇室の, 英国度量衡法による, 堂々とした, 超高級な
n. - 皇帝ひげ, 皇帝髭

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ملوكي, استبدادي (الاسم) امبراطور, شيء ضخم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קיסרותי, קיסרי, מלכותי, אימפריאלי, בעל סמכות עליונה‬
n. - ‮זקנקן מחודד מתחת לשפה התחתונה‬

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