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imperator

[ im-puh-rah-ter, -rah-tawr, -rey-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

imperator

/ ˌɪmpəˈrɑːtɔː; ɪmˌpɛrəˈtɔːrɪəl /

1. (in imperial Rome) a title of the emperor
2. (in republican Rome) a temporary title of honour bestowed upon a victorious general
a less common word for emperor

im·per·a·to·ri·al [im-per-, uh, -, tawr, -ee-, uh, l, -, tohr, -], adjective
im·pera·tori·al·ly adverb
impe·rator·ship noun

1570–80; < Latin imperātor; emperor

C16: from Latin: commander, from imperāre to command

When we get a little more accustomed to the packet, we'll show 'em how to put the old Imperator through the water!

It was a big job, placing the Imperator in commission for the first time by American Navalmen.

The sister ship to the Imperator, and largest vessel in the world, is the Leviathan.

The Imperator was on the other side and she never ventured to sea again.

The legions set up their standards in the temple-court and hailed Titus as imperator.

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