Definitions for Imperial

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Imperial im·pe·ri·al

Spelling: [im-peer-ee-uh l]

IPA: /ɪmˈpɪər i əl/

Imperial is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 294 anagrams from letters in Imperial (aeiilmpr).

Definitions for Imperial

noun

1. a size of printing or drawing paper, 22 × 30 inches (56 × 76 cm) in England, 23 × 33 inches (58 × 84 cm) in America.
2. imperial octavo, a size of book, about 8¼ × 11½ inches (21 × 29 cm), untrimmed, in America, and 7½ × 11 inches (19 × 28 cm), untrimmed, in England. Abbreviation: imperial 8vo.
3. imperial quarto, Chiefly British. a size of book, about 11 × 15 inches (28 × 38 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation: imperial 4to.
4. the top of a carriage, especially of a diligence.
5. a case for luggage carried there.
6. a member of an imperial party or of imperial troops.
7. an emperor or empress.
8. any of various articles of special size or quality.
9. an oversized bottle used especially for storing Bordeaux wine, equivalent to 8 regular bottles or 6 liters (6.6 quarts).
10. a small, pointed beard beneath the lower lip.
11. a Russian gold coin originally worth 10 rubles and from 1897 to 1917 worth 15 rubles.

adjective

1. of, like, or pertaining to an empire.
2. of, like, or pertaining to an emperor or empress.
3. characterizing the rule or authority of a sovereign state over its dependencies.
4. of the nature or rank of an emperor or supreme ruler.
5. of a commanding quality, manner, aspect, etc.
6. domineering; imperious.
7. befitting an emperor or empress; regal; majestic; very fine or grand; magnificent.
8. of special or superior size or quality, as various products and commodities.
9. (of weights and measures) conforming to the standards legally established in Great Britain.

Origin of Imperial

1325-75; Middle English Late Latin imperiālis, equivalent to Latin imperi(um) imperium + -ālis -al¹; replacing Middle English em

Examples for Imperial

Pan Am was once an imperial power in its own right, girdling the globe.

Let them think of the glory of Athens, and her imperial fame.

There are some who challenge the expediency of the imperial character of this realm.

Whether the country or the courts buy into his imperial tantrum remains to be seen.

It was Scottish imperial pursuits that supplied the capital needed for industry, all while concentrating wealth in fewer hands.

The former resembles the imperial palace at Schonbrun, but smaller.

Today, the imperial family can be found dining at Honke Owariya upon their return from Tokyo.

His imperial intelligence, however, was too heavy a handicap.

The imperial power had been asserted, but the cost was heavy.

Japan had something called the imperial Rule Assistance Association.