imperial
adjective
[ ɪmˈpɪərɪəl ]
• relating to an empire.
• "Britain's imperial past"
Similar:
royal,
regal,
monarchal,
monarchial,
monarchical,
sovereign,
kingly,
queenly,
princely,
majestic,
imperatorial,
• relating to or denoting the system of non-metric weights and measures (the ounce, pound, stone, inch, foot, yard, mile, acre, pint, gallon, etc.) formerly used for all measures in the UK, and still used for some.
• (of a size of paper, in the UK) measuring 762 × 559 mm (30 × 22 inches).
imperial
noun
• a small pointed beard growing below the lower lip (associated with Napoleon III of France).
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin imperialis, from imperium ‘command, authority, empire’; related to imperare ‘to command’. Compare with emperor, empire, also with imperious.
