US /ɪmˈpɪriəl/ UK /ɪmˈpɪərɪəl/
adj noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    relating to an empire or emperor; majestic in scale or bearing

    The palace was built to project imperial grandeur to every visitor.

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Synonyms
1 adj · relating to an empire or... royalregalmajesticsovereignkinglyaugust
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Word family
Derived forms imperiallyimperialismimperialistimperiality
Related forms empireemperorimperious

Etymology

From Old French imperial, from Latin imperialis, from imperium ('command, empire'), from imperare ('to command'), from in- ('in') + parare ('to prepare, order').

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