imperial city
noun
1
: a city (as Rome) that is the seat of empire
2
: a city that is an immediate vassal of the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
Word History
First Known Use
1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- paraphoniae
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- paraphrasable
- paraphrase
- paraphrased
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- paraphreniae
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- paraphs
- paraphyletic
- paraphyllia
- paraphyllium
- paraphysate
- paraphyses
- paraphysical