imperatorial

English

Etymology

Latin imperatorius.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəl

Adjective

imperatorial (comparative more imperatorial, superlative most imperatorial)

1. Commanding; authoritative.

   imperatorial graces

2. Relating to an emperor, especially of Ancient Rome.

   imperatorial acclamation

   • 1850-1862, Charles Merivale, A History of the Romans under the Empire:

     Gaul and Illyricum , Britain and Spain , had all furnished the first Cæsar with imperatorial laurels

Translations

commanding, authoritative

• German: imperatorisch

relating to the title or office of imperator

• German: imperatorisch

References

• “imperatorial”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.