Imperial

[ɪm'pɪərɪəl] or [ɪm'pɪrɪəl]

Definition

(noun.) a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach.

(noun.) a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III.

(adj.) belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; 'golden age of imperial splendor'; 'purple tyrant'; 'regal attire'; 'treated with royal acclaim'; 'the royal carriage of a stag's head' .

(adj.) befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress; 'imperial palace' .

(adj.) relating to or associated with an empire; 'imperial colony'; 'the imperial gallon was standardized legally throughout the British Empire' .

(adj.) of or belonging to the British Imperial System of weights and measures .

Checker: Maryann--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an imperial government; imperial authority or edict.

(a.) Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme.

(a.) Of superior or unusual size or excellence; as, imperial paper; imperial tea, etc.

(n.) The tuft of hair on a man's lower lip and chin; -- so called from the style of beard of Napoleon III.

(n.) An outside seat on a diligence.

(n.) A luggage case on the top of a coach.

(n.) Anything of unusual size or excellence, as a large decanter, a kind of large photograph, a large sheet of drowing, printing, or writing paper, etc.

(n.) A gold coin of Russia worth ten rubles, or about eight dollars.

(n.) A kind of fine cloth brought into England from Greece. or other Eastern countries, in the Middle Ages.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Kingly, regal, royal, sovereign.

Checker: Neil

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Majestic, royal, magnificent, supreme, superb

ANT:Ignoble, servile, slavish, mean, paltry, beggarly

Checker: Ophelia

Examples

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