imperial
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- noun
- /ɪmˈpɪr.i.əl/
:
miembro del imperio
- The museum displayed relics from the imperial era, highlighting the luxurious lifestyle of its rulers.
- prince imperial
Examples
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Casey always used to think that he wanted to end up with an intellectual—a woman with whom he could discuss the question of why manumission rates declined in post-imperial.
Fiction book (1998) -
Alongside their master, the guardsmen also saw to the security of imperial property and the city's great churches.
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A remarkable number of imperial personages met their ends in baths.
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Thus, the Kreeg made excellent recruits for its newly reinstated Imperial administrators.
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The prisoner, an Imperial of much lighter complexion than Dev, slumped in the entechment chair.
Fiction book (1994) -
The tsar made an announcement that would affect all the imperial governors across the vast empire.
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An imperial envoy arrived in the capital to discuss the terms of the alliance with neighboring kingdoms.
Synonyms
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3.5
A man who rules an empire made of many countries
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5.0
A woman who rules an empire or who is married to an emperor
Compounds
- Archaic
A system of measuring distance, weight, and liquid once used in Britain using feet, pounds, and pints
A tall plant with a ring of leaves at the top of its stem and bright bell-shaped orange flowers
- Specialized
A Japanese garden plant people grow for large bright multicolored flowers and pretty leaves
- Specialized
A very large extinct elephant-like animal that lived in North America during the Ice Age
- Specialized
A large moth in North America with yellow wings and brown marks whose caterpillars eat maple and pine leaves
A part of Manila with old government, church, and fort buildings from Spanish rule
- Offensive
A critical name for Manila used to say the city controls government and money while ignoring provinces
- Archaic
A small narrow patch of chin hair shaped into a short point like an emperor's style
A unit that measures volume in the British Imperial system, like a gallon or pint
- Specialized
A very large extinct animal with long tusks that lived in North America during the Ice Age
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Imperial used as a noun for a person of an empire comes from imperium ('rule') and is tied to empire and emperor. So 'imperials' are people who belong to or hold power in an empire.