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imperator
[im-puh-rah-ter, -rah-tawr, -rey-ter]
noun
an absolute or supreme ruler.
(in Imperial Rome) emperor.
(in Republican Rome) a temporary title accorded a victorious general.
imperator
/ ˌɪmpəˈrɑːtɔː, ɪmˌpɛrəˈtɔːrɪəl /
noun
(in imperial Rome) a title of the emperor
(in republican Rome) a temporary title of honour bestowed upon a victorious general
a less common word for emperor
Other Word Forms
- imperatorial adjective
- imperatorially adverb
- imperatorship noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of imperator1
Word History and Origins
Origin of imperator1
Example Sentences
In “Scipio Africanus: The First Imperator,” Mr. Hoyos gives the victor, whom the Greek historian Polybius once called “virtually the most outstanding man in history,” his due.
Julius Caesar’s grand-nephew Octavian provoked and won a chaotic, decade-long power struggle in the republic, emerging victorious and intimidating the shaken senate into naming him Augustus Caesar and granting him the title of Imperator as he established an empire that would outlast him, in one way or another, for roughly a thousand years.
The result, “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” tells the origin story of the Imperator Furiosa, the breakout character who first appeared in “Fury Road” — played by Charlize Theron then and Anya Taylor-Joy now.
It tells the origin story of the Imperator Furiosa, the breakout character from the 2015 “Fury Road,” played then by Charlize Theron and now by Anya Taylor-Joy.
This time the action centers not on the series’ iconic titular antihero but instead on the origin of the indomitable warrior Imperator Furiosa, with Anya Taylor-Joy stepping into the role originated by Charlize Theron in “Fury Road.”
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