imperator
[im-puh-rah-ter, -rah-tawr, -rey-ter]
- an absolute or supreme ruler.
- (in Imperial Rome) emperor.
- (in Republican Rome) a temporary title accorded a victorious general.
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Origin of imperator
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Related Words for imperator
king, monarch, emperor, czar, sultan, shah, majesty, queen, empress, mogul, kaiser, prince, baron, royal, sovereign, potentate, lord, dame, tycoon, baronessExamples from the Web for imperator
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
- (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
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Word Origin for imperator
C16: from Latin: commander, from imperāre to command
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Word Origin and History for imperator
"commander-in-chief," Latin agent noun from stem of imperare "to command" (see imperative). In the Roman republic, a commander; in the Roman Empire, the emperor.
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