imperial

Etymology

Borrowed 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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪmˈpɪ.ɹi.əl/

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Adjective

imperial (comparative more imperial, superlative most imperial)

1. Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
   • Shakespeare

     the imperial diadem of Rome

2. Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.
3. Very grand or fine.
4. Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence.

Noun

imperial (plural imperials)

1. A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle.
2. (paper, printing) A printing-paper size measuring 30 by 22 inches.
3. (card games, uncountable) A card game differing from piquet in some minor details, and in having a trump.
4. (card games, countable) Any of several combinations of cards which score in this game.
5. A crown imperial.
   • 1816, John Freeman Milward Dovaston, The Sonnet:

     There are who say the sonnet's meted maze

     Is all too fettered for the poet's powers,

     Compelled to crowd his flush and airy flowers

     Like pots of tall imperials, ill at ease.

Anagrams

• Palmieri

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imperiālis.

Adjective

imperial (masculine and feminine plural imperials)

1. imperial

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imperiālis.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): / ĩ.pɨ.ˈɾjaɫ /
• Hyphenation: im‧pe‧ri‧al

Adjective

imperial m, f (plural imperiais, comparable)

1. imperial

Noun

imperial f (plural imperiais)

1. (Portugal, regional) draft beer
   • 2013, Afonso Cruz, Alice Vieira, André Gago, Catarina Fonseca, David Machado, Isabel Stidwell, José Fanha, A misteriosa mulher da ópera, Leya →ISBN, page 155

     «Traga-me mais uma imperial», disse eu ao empregado. Tinha uma praticamente cheia, mas não gosto de ser apanhado desprevenido. O Juvenal julgou que era para ele e agradeceu, eu disse-lhe «nada», e peguei na imperial, passei as ...

Etymology

Borrowed from French impérial and Latin imperiālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌim.pe.riˈal/

Adjective

imperial m, n (feminine singular imperială, masculine plural imperiali, feminine and neuter plural imperiale)

1. imperial

Etymology

Borrowed 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”).

Adjective

imperial (plural imperiales)

1. imperial