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imperial

  • adjective
  • /ɪmˈpɪə.ɹi.əl/

Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.

Other meanings

  1. Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.

  2. Very grand or fine.

Word history

From Latin "imperiālis" (of the empire or emperor, imperial).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “imperial” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.