English Explanatory Dictionary

imperial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
  2. Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.
  3. Very grand or fine.
  4. Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence.
  5. Stronger than typical. (Derived from the name of Russian Imperial stout, a strong dark beer.)
noun
  1. A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle.
  2. A writing paper size measuring 30 × 22 inches, or printing paper measuring 32 × 22 inches.
  3. A card game differing from piquet in some minor details, and in having a trump.
  4. Any of several combinations of cards which score in this game.
  5. A crown imperial.
  6. A tuft of hair on the lower lip (so called from its use by Napoleon III).
  7. A kind of dome, as in Moorish buildings.
  8. An outside or roof seat on a diligence or carriage.
  9. A suitcase or trunk designed to be transported on the roof of a carriage.
  10. A variety of green tea.
adj
  1. Clipping of Imperial Japanese.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of imperial (“of alcohol: stronger”).
name
  1. A city in Imperial County, California, United States.
  2. A city, the county seat of Chase County, Nebraska, United States.
  3. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  4. Imperial College London.
  5. A census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States.
  6. A census-designated place in Texas, United States.
  7. An unincorporated community in Virginia, United States.
  8. An unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States.
  9. A former department of Chile.
noun
  1. A large Bordeaux wine bottle with the capacity of about 6 liters, equivalent to 8 standard bottles.

Pronunciation

/ɪmˈpɪə.ɹi.əl/ /ɪmˈpɪɹ.i.əl/ En-us-imperial.ogg

Word forms

imperial more imperial most imperial imperials

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.

Synonyms

in old money royal methuselah

Related words

emperor empire empress imperious

Derived words

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