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Etymology

From Middle English imperial, from Old French imperial, from Latin imperiālis (“of the empire or emperor, imperial”), from imperium (“empire, imperial government”) + -ālis, from imperō (“command, order”), from im- (“form of in”) + parō (“prepare, arrange; intend”). Displaced Old English cāserlīċ.

derived from imperiālis
derived from imperial
inherited from imperial

Definitions

1
Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
- the imperial diadem of Rome
2
Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.
- Using imperial units such as pounds makes fresh produce look cheaper than it really is, and it might be luring consumers away from frozen produce, which could possibly provide the same nutritional benefits at lower cost.
Very grand or fine.
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1. Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence.
2. 5
  Stronger than typical. (Derived from the name of Russian Imperial stout, a strong dark…
  Stronger than typical. (Derived from the name of Russian Imperial stout, a strong dark beer.)
  - Imperial pale ale, Imperial IPA, Imperial pilsner, Imperial milk stout, Imperial lager, Imperial mead
3. A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume…
  A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle.
4. A writing paper size measuring 30 × 22 inches, or printing paper measuring 32 × 22 inches.
5. A card game differing from piquet in some minor details, and in having a trump.
6. Any of several combinations of cards which score in this game.
7. 10
  A crown imperial.
  - There are who say the sonnet's meted maze Is all too fettered for the poet's powers, Compelled to crowd his flush and airy flowers Like pots of tall imperials, ill at ease.
8. A tuft of hair on the lower lip (so called from its use by Napoleon III).
9. A kind of dome, as in Moorish buildings.
10. An outside or roof seat on a diligence or carriage.
11. 14
  A suitcase or trunk designed to be transported on the roof of a carriage.
  - [T]he imperials were packed, and the post-chariot was at the door.
12. A variety of green tea.
13. 16
  Clipping of Imperial Japanese.
  - For quotations using this term, see Citations:Imperial.
14. Alternative letter-case form of imperial (“of alcohol
  Alternative letter-case form of imperial (“of alcohol: stronger”).
15. A city in Imperial County, California, United States.
16. A city, the county seat of Chase County, Nebraska, United States.
17. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
18. 21
  Imperial College London.
  - He is now professor of infectious disease epidemiology at Imperial
19. A census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States.
20. A census-designated place in Texas, United States.
21. An unincorporated community in Virginia, United States.
22. An unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States.
23. A former department of Chile.
24. A large Bordeaux wine bottle with the capacity of about 6 liters, equivalent to 8…
  A large Bordeaux wine bottle with the capacity of about 6 liters, equivalent to 8 standard bottles.

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neighboremperor
neighborempire
neighborempress
neighborimperious

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