Definitions for Imperial
ɪmˈpɪər i əlim·pe·ri·al

Princeton's WordNet(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. imperial, imperial beardnoun

   a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III

2. imperialadjective

   a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach

3. imperialadjective

   relating to or associated with an empire

   "imperial colony"; "the imperial gallon was standardized legally throughout the British Empire"

4. imperialadjective

   of or belonging to the British Imperial System of weights and measures

5. imperialadjective

   befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress

   "imperial palace"

6. imperial, majestic, purple, regal, royaladjective

   belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler

   "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. imperialnoun

   A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle.

2. imperialnoun

   A printing-paper size measuring 30 inches x 22 inches.

3. imperialadjective

   Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.

4. imperialadjective

   Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.

5. imperialadjective

   Very grand or fine.

6. imperialadjective

   Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence.

7. Etymology: From imperialis, from imperium + -alis, from impero, from im- + paro.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. IMPERIALadjective

   Etymology: imperial, French; imperialis, Latin.

   1. Royal; possessing royalty.

   Aim he took
   At a fair vestal, throned in the West;
   But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft
   Quench'd in the chaste beams of the wat'ry moon,
   And the imperial vot'ress passed on
   In maiden meditation, fancy free. William Shakespeare.

   2. Betokening royalty; marking sovereignty.

   My due from thee is this imperial crown,
   Which, as immediate from thy place and blood,
   Derives itself to me. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   3. Belonging to an emperor or monarch; regal; royal; monarchical.

   The main body of the marching foe
   Against th' imperial palace is design'd. John Dryden, Ann. Mirab.

   You that are a sov'reign prince, allay
   Imperial pow'r with your paternal sway. Dryden.

   To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
   These are imperial arts, and worthy thee. John Dryden, Æn.

Wikipedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Imperial

   Imperial is that which relates to an empire, emperor, or imperialism.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Imperialadjective

   of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an imperial government; imperial authority or edict

2. Imperialadjective

   belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme

3. Imperialadjective

   of superior or unusual size or excellence; as, imperial paper; imperial tea, etc

4. Imperialnoun

   the tuft of hair on a man's lower lip and chin; -- so called from the style of beard of Napoleon III

5. Imperialnoun

   an outside seat on a diligence

6. Imperialnoun

   a luggage case on the top of a coach

7. Imperialnoun

   anything of unusual size or excellence, as a large decanter, a kind of large photograph, a large sheet of drowing, printing, or writing paper, etc

8. Imperialnoun

   a gold coin of Russia worth ten rubles, or about eight dollars

9. Imperialnoun

   a kind of fine cloth brought into England from Greece. or other Eastern countries, in the Middle Ages

10. Etymology: [OE. emperial, OF. emperial, F. imprial, fr. L. imperialis, fr. imperium command, sovereignty, empire. See Empire.]

Freebase(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Imperial

   Imperial was the Chrysler Corporation's luxury automobile brand between 1955 and 1975, with a brief reappearance in 1981 to 1983. The Imperial name had been used since 1926, but was never a separate make, just the top-of-the-line Chrysler. However, in 1955, the company decided to spin Imperial off as its own make and division to better compete with its rivals, Lincoln and Cadillac. Imperial would see new body styles introduced every two to three years, all with V8 engines and automatic transmissions, as well as technologies that would filter down to Chrysler corporation's other models.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Imperial

   im-pē′ri-al, adj. pertaining to an empire or to an emperor: sovereign, supreme: commanding, of superior size or excellence.—n. a tuft of hair on the lower lip (from its use by Napoleon III.): a kind of dome, as in Moorish buildings: an outside seat on a diligence: a size of writing-paper, 22 × 30 in.; also of printing-paper, 22 × 32 in.—v.t. Impē′rialise, to make imperial.—ns. Impē′rialism, the power or authority of an emperor: the spirit of empire; Impē′rialist, one who belongs to an emperor: a soldier or partisan of an emperor; Imperial′ity, imperial power, right, or privilege.—adv. Impē′rially.—n. Impē′rium, a military chief command: empire.—Imperial city, Rome: one of those cities in the German Empire which owed allegiance to none but the emperor, which exercised suzerain rights within their own territories, and had the right of sitting and voting in the imperial diet; Imperial Institute of the United Kingdom, the Colonies, and India, an institution designed to commemorate the Jubilee of Queen Victoria (1887). [Fr.,—L. imperialis—imperium, sovereignty.]

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Etymology and Origins(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Imperial

   The name given to the once fashionable chin tuft, after Napoleon III., who was the first to wear his beard in this diminutive fashion.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Imperial' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3827

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Imperial' in Adjectives Frequency: #522

How to pronounce Imperial?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Imperial in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Imperial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Imperial in a Sentence

1. Lawton Chiles:

   We have entered the era of the 'imperial' former presidency with lavish libraries, special staffs and benefits, around-the-clock Secret Service protection for life and other badges of privilege.

2. Queen Elizabeth:

   I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family.

3. Yoshiie Horii:

   Japanese are in a festive mood, with the new imperial era beginning and the 10-day break, we think this holiday will spur consumer spending.

4. Dan Gainor:

   I think' Star Wars' will be Star Wars ', far more than the last trilogy, social media now dominates, and Star Wars ' is filled with fans, videos, tweets, photos, Vines and more. The Internet was still young when the second trilogy began. Now excitement has built to a fever pitch and whenever the movie comes out, it will smash its opposition like an Imperial Walker crushing an unlucky Ewok.

5. Noel Duan:

   My cousins in mainland China were never really taught about the history of imperial China; it's kind of erased, i very much believe that maybe they just didn't know.

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