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.
RELATED WORDS
king, monarch, emperor, czar, sultan, shah, majesty, queen, empress, mogul, kaiser, prince, baron, royal, sovereign, potentate, lord, dame, tycoon, baroness
Origin of imperator
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Historical Examples of imperator
The praefect himself, mayhap, would bid for her, or the imperator's agents!
"Unto Caesar"Baroness Emmuska Orczy
As for this man—this imperator—why should I there wreak my vengeance upon him?
If tsar have this origin, it will be synonymous with imperator, emperor.
May my ears be cropped if the Imperator's melancholy and misanthropy are so intense!
Cleopatra, CompleteGeorg Ebers
The Imperator had appeared as Dionysus, especially to the Athenians.
Cleopatra, CompleteGeorg Ebers
imperator
noun
Word Origin for imperator
C16: from Latin: commander, from imperāre to command
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