imperial

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.

noun

10. a size of printing or drawing paper, 22 × 30 inches (56 × 76 cm) in England, 23 × 33 inches (58 × 84 cm) in America.
11. 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
12. imperial quarto, Chiefly British. a size of book, about 11 × 15 inches (28 × 38 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation: imperial 4to
13. the top of a carriage, especially of a diligence.
14. a case for luggage carried there.
15. a member of an imperial party or of imperial troops.
16. an emperor or empress.
17. any of various articles of special size or quality.
18. an oversized bottle used especially for storing Bordeaux wine, equivalent to 8 regular bottles or 6 liters (6.6 quarts).

noun

1. a small, pointed beard beneath the lower lip.

noun

1. a Russian gold coin originally worth 10 rubles and from 1897 to 1917 worth 15 rubles.

adjective

1. of or relating to an empire, emperor, or empress
2. characteristic of or befitting an emperor; majestic; commanding
3. characteristic of or exercising supreme authority; imperious
4. (esp of products and commodities) of a superior size or quality
5. (usually prenominal) (of weights, measures, etc) conforming to standards or definitions legally established in Britainan imperial gallon

noun

6. any of various book sizes, esp 7 1/2 by 11 inches (imperial octavo) or (chiefly Brit) 11 by 15 inches (imperial quarto)
7. a size of writing or printing paper, 23 by 31 inches (US and Canadian) or 22 by 30 inches (Brit)
8. (formerly) a Russian gold coin originally worth ten roubles
9. US
   1. the top of a carriage, such as a diligence
   2. a luggage case carried there
10. architect a dome that has a point at the top
11. a small tufted beard popularized by the emperor Napoleon III
12. a member of an imperial family, esp an emperor or empress
13. a red deer having antlers with fourteen points

adjective

1. (sometimes not capital) of or relating to a specified empire, such as the British Empire

noun

2. a supporter or soldier of the Holy Roman Empire

adj.

late 14c., “having a commanding quality,” from Old French imperial (12c.), from Latin imperialis “of the empire or emperor,” from imperium (see empire). Meaning “pertaining to an empire” (especially the Roman) is from late 14c. Imperial presidency in a U.S. context traces to Arthur Schlesinger Jr.’s book on the Nixon administration (1974). Related: Imperially.