imperator

noun
/ˌɪmpəˈrɑtəɹ/US

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin imperātor. By surface analysis, imperate + -or. Doublet of emperor and mpret.

  1. learned borrowing from imperātor

Definitions

  1. 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."
  2. 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA