imperator
noun/ˌɪmpəˈrɑtəɹ/US
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin imperātor. By surface analysis, imperate + -or. Doublet of emperor and mpret.
- learned borrowing from imperātor
Definitions
An emperor.
- Modern emperors and consuls of the year VIII. are no more the imperatores of ancient Rome, and modern religious organizations are but the phantasms of mediæval corporations.
- He said cautiously, "I do not think it right, Imperator."
The reigning emperor
The reigning emperor; Male equivalent of Imperatrix
- He [w:Trajan] was careful to distinguish and reward merit, and raised men of family, and the kindred of former Imperators, into situations of prominence or command.
- They were permitted to receive the titles bestowed on the Imperatores of the Republic; to appear in the garb worn by them, a gold embroidered dress (‘toga picta’), and flowered tunic (‘tunica palmeata’), and a crown of laurel.
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA