imperia

Noun

imperia

1. plural of imperium
   • 2002: John H. Bodley, The Power of Scale: A Global History Approach, p4 (M.E. Sharpe, Inc.; →ISBN (10), →ISBN (13))

     Imperia, Social Power, and Scale

     Imperia are important keys to understanding past, present, and future cultural development. Imperia is the plural of imperium, the Latin word for command over others, rule by an individual, or rule by an elite few. […] Imperia include antidemocratic command structures. Imperia exist wherever control is permanently exercised by an individual or an elite minority who are fewer than half of the members of any social group. Clans and lineages can be organized as imperia. […] Where there are cultural opportunities for elites to construct large imperia, and effective limits on power are absent, power elites may become a privileged minority who are able to impose their will on the majority.

Etymology

From imperio (“empire”) +‎ -a

Adjective

imperia (accusative singular imperian, plural imperiaj, accusative plural imperiajn)

1. imperial

Noun

imperia

1. nominative plural of imperium
2. accusative plural of imperium
3. vocative plural of imperium

References

• imperia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Alternative forms

• imperiene

Noun

imperia n

1. definite plural of imperium

Noun

imperia n pl

1. definite plural of imperium