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Definition imperial

Etymology

From Middle English imperial, from Old French imperial, from Latin imperi?lis (“of the empire or emperor, imperial”), from imperium (“empire, imperial government”) + -?lis, from imper? (“command, order”), from im- (“form of in”) + par? (“prepare, arrange; intend”).

Adjective

imperial (comparative more imperial, superlative most imperial)

1. Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
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 (countable and uncountable, 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 writing paper size measuring 30 × 22 inches, or printing paper measuring 32 × 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.
6. A tuft of hair on the lower lip (so called from its use by Napoleon III).
7. A kind of dome, as in Moorish buildings.
8. (historical) An outside seat on a diligence.
9. (countable, uncountable) A variety of green tea.

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