imperial adj

1 relating to or associated with an empire; "imperial colony"; "the imperial gallon was standardized legally throughout the British Empire"

2 befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress; "imperial palace"

3 belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head" [syn: majestic, purple, regal, royal]

1 a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III [syn: imperial beard]

2 a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach

English

Etymology

From Latin imperialis, from imperium, command, + adjective suffix -alis

Adjective

1. related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
2. relating to the British imperial system of measurement.

Translations

• Dutch: keizerlijk
• German: imperial

Synonyms

• imperial system
• (jocular) old money

Derived terms

• Imperial City
• imperially
• imperial prince
• imperial princess

Related terms

• emperor
• empire
• empress
• imperare
• imperator
• imperious

Noun

1. A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle.
2. In the context of "paper|printing": A printing-paper size measuring 30 inches x 22 inches.

Usage notes

A Champagne or Burgundy wine bottle with this volume would be called a Methuselah.

Imperial is a term that is used to describe something that relates to an empire, emperor, or the concept of imperialism.

Imperial may also refer to:

Places

Past imperial countries

• Imperial China
• Imperial Russia
• Imperial Germany
• Imperial Austria
• Imperial Japan
• Athenian Empire
• Austro-Hungarian Empire
• British Empire
• British Indian Empire
• Byzantine Empire
• Dutch Empire
• Egyptian Empire
• French Empire
• Holy Roman Empire
• Korean Empire
• Mexican Empire
• Mongol Empire
• Ottoman Empire
• Persian Empire
• Portuguese Empire
• Roman Empire
• Spanish Empire

See List of empires

In Canada

• Imperial, Saskatchewan

In the United States

• Imperial, California
• Imperial, Missouri
• Imperial, Nebraska
• Imperial, Pennsylvania
• Imperial County, California
• Imperial Valley, California

Buildings

• Imperial Theater (disambiguation)
• Imperial Palace, the name of several buildings
• Hotel Imperial, Vienna, Austria
• The Imperial, a pair of residential towers under construction in Bombay.

Organizations

• Imperial Hotel, a Japanese company
• Imperial Oil, a Canadian company
• Imperial College London
• Imperial Party, UK
• Imperial Productions, a London theatre company
• Imperial company, a German kitchen appliances manufactorer

Standards and types

• Imperial unit, used in the Commonwealth of Nations countries
• Imperial staircase
• Imperial Examination, the Civil Service examination for the Empire of China
• Imperial purple, see: Tyrian purple

Things

• Imperial (automobile), Chrysler Corporation's former luxury brand
• Imperial (board game), German-style board game by Mac Gerdts
• Chrysler Imperial, Chrysler's luxury car model
• Imperial (car), three separate British makes of car
• Imperial, a luggage case for the top of a coach
• Imperial, the top, roof or second-storey compartment of a coach or carriage, especially a diligence
• Imperial Margarine
• Imperial beer
• Imperial (whiskey)l
• Imperial Records
• Imperial (passenger train)
• Mint Imperial, candy
• Imperial Boat Company
• Imperial Bosendorfer (piano)

Animals and plants

• Imperial butterflies, see: Cheritrini
• Eastern Imperial Eagle
• Spanish Imperial Eagle
• Crown Imperial (flowering plant)

Imported Beer

Imperial Cerveza

Other

• Imperials (gospel music), vocal group
• Little Anthony and the Imperials, American doo-wop vocal group
• Imperial Presidency, describes the presidency of the United States
• Galactic Empire (Star Wars)
• Imperial Remnant, Star Wars
• Imperial Dalek, Doctor who
• Imperial (Elder Scrolls), a fictional race in The Elder Scrolls series of video games
• Imperial, a card game similar to Piquet
• Alf's Imperial Army, an organization in New Zealand
• Imperial, a megacorporation in Mutant Chronicles.

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