English Explanatory Dictionary

imperator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An emperor.
noun
  1. The reigning emperor; Male equivalent of Imperatrix

Pronunciation

/ˌɪmpəˈrɑtəɹ/ /-tɔɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Knabrupt-imperator.wav

Word forms

imperator imperators imperatores

Etymology

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

Synonyms

I I.

Related words

imperatrix

Derived words

imperatorship
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