imperial
/ɪmˈpɪɹ.i.əl/noun, adjective4 syllables
Imperial means: belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler.
Synonyms for imperial7
What does imperial mean?6
adjective
1
belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler“golden age of imperial splendor”
2
relating to or associated with an empire“imperial colony”
3
of or belonging to the British Imperial System of weights and measures
4
befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress“imperial palace”
noun
1
a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III
2
a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with imperial?7
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Imperial in a sentence
- In the imperial measurement system, four quarts equals one gallon.Zifre
- Aristocrats lived to the east and west of the imperial palace.eastasiastudent
- I still have to mentally do the conversion from metric into imperial.bobking12
- Imperial expansion relied on the increased use of gunpowder.jmfcomo
- The Reichstag building was constructed in imperial style in the nineteenth century.Ioan_Cristian
- To change the units from metric to imperial and vice versa, the 'menu' button must be clicked.perry
- Totila twice defeats the Imperial generals, and retrieves the fortune of the Ostrogoths.Cangarejo
- The royal family lives in the Imperial Palace.madhatter5
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Forms of imperial
as a noun
- plural
- imperials