Meanings
adjectiveimperatorial (comparative more imperatorial, superlative most imperatorial)
comparative more imperatorial · superlative most imperatorial
- Commanding; authoritative.
imperatorial graces
- Relating to an emperor, especially of Ancient Rome.
imperatorial acclamation
1 more example
Gaul and Illyricum , Britain and Spain , had all furnished the first Cæsar with imperatorial laurels
1850-1862, Charles Merivale, A History of the Romans under the Empire
Origin
- Latinimperatorius
- Englishimperatorial
Latin imperatorius.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German imperatorisch, imperatorisch
- imperatorischcommanding, authoritative
- imperatorischrelating to the title or office of imperator
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with imperatorial
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
imperatorial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imperatorial
MLA
“imperatorial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imperatorial. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “imperatorial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imperatorial.
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