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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024im•pe•ri•al1 /ɪmˈpɪriəl/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- Governmentof, relating to, or characteristic of an empire or emperor:the imperial powers of the nineteenth century.
- Weights and Measures(of weights and measures) agreeing with or using standards legally established in Great Britain:An imperial gallon equals roughly five American quarts.
im•pe•ri•al•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024im•pe•ri•al1 (im pēr′ē əl),USA pronunciation adj. - of, like, or pertaining to an empire.
- of, like, or pertaining to an emperor or empress.
- characterizing the rule or authority of a sovereign state over its dependencies.
- of the nature or rank of an emperor or supreme ruler.
- of a commanding quality, manner, aspect, etc.
- domineering;
imperious. - befitting an emperor or empress;
regal;
majestic;
very fine or grand;
magnificent. - of special or superior size or quality, as various products and commodities.
- Weights and Measures(of weights and measures) conforming to the standards legally established in Great Britain.
n. - a size of printing or drawing paper, 22 × 30 in. (56 × 76 cm) in England, 23 × 33 in. (58 × 84 cm) in America.
- imperial octavo, a size of book, about 8¼ × 11½ in. (21 × 29 cm), untrimmed, in America, and 7½ × 11 in. (19 × 28 cm), untrimmed, in England. Abbr.: imperial 8vo
- imperial quarto, [Chiefly Brit.]a size of book, about 11 × 15 in. (28 × 38 cm), untrimmed. Abbr.: imperial 4to
- Transportthe top of a carriage, esp. of a diligence.
- Transporta case for luggage carried there.
- a member of an imperial party or of imperial troops.
- an emperor or empress.
- any of various articles of special size or quality.
- Winean oversized bottle used esp. for storing Bordeaux wine, equivalent to 8 regular bottles or 6 l (6.6 qt.).
- Late Latin, as above
- Middle French
- Late Latin imperiālis, equivalent. to Latin imperi(um) imperium + -ālis -al1; replacing Middle English emperial
- Middle English 1325–75
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged despotic, high-handed, authoritarian.
im•pe•ri•al2 (im pēr′ē əl),USA pronunciation n. - a small, pointed beard beneath the lower lip.
- French impériale, noun, nominal use of feminine of impérial imperial1
- 1835–45
- Currencya Russian gold coin originally worth 10 rubles and from 1897 to 1917 worth 15 rubles.
- Russian imperiál Medieval Latin imperiālis a coin, noun, nominal use of Late Latin imperiālis imperial1
- 1830–40
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