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
- For a time men have relapsed upon these national or imperial gods of theirs; it is but for a time. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In such cases their internal freedom was maintained by a royal or imperial charter. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Encouraged by these disasters of the imperial power, the Ionian cities in Asia began for a second time to revolt against the Persians. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Fascination is never so imperial as when, roused and half ireful, she threatens transformation to fierceness. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- This led him to review the existing state of affairs (1780) and to compare it with the state of affairs during the decline of imperial Rome. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- From the top of the crosses rise imperial arches, closing under a mound and cross. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Beautiful records of such beginnings of science were among the neglected treasures of the rich men's libraries throughout the imperial domains. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- After some time, when they observed that I made no more demands for meat, there appeared before me a person of high rank from his imperial majesty. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- The number of volumes at this time in the imperial library was increased, we are told, to 54,000. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- She abdicated her throne, and despoiled herself of her imperial sceptre among the ice rocks that surrounded us. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I had heard before that we were to breakfast there, but Blucher said he believed Baker's boy had suggested it to his Imperial Highness. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- His august Majesty, the Emperor Aurelius, occupied the imperial box, and was the cynosure of all eyes. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Down the old, old Imperial road? D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I tell you I will do no such thing, asseverated the prince, with the dignified positiveness of his own imperial master. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The crown of Charlemagne, which is preserved in the imperial treasury of Vienna, is composed of eight plates of gold, four large and four small, connected by hinges. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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