imperium

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UK/ɪmˈpɪəɹi.əm/US/ɪmˈpɪɹi.əm/

noun

Supreme power; dominion.

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empire
OriginLatin imperium →
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Meanings

nounimperium (countable and uncountable, plural imperia or imperiums)

plural imperia · plural imperiums

  1. countableuncountableSupreme power; dominion.
  2. countableuncountableThe right to command the force of the state; sovereignty.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised

Similar
empire
Broader
domaindemesneland
Also see
empire

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinimperium“power, command”
  2. Englishimperium

Borrowed from Latin imperium (“power, command”), from imperō (“command, order”), from im- (form of in) + parō (“prepare, arrange; intend”). Doublet of empery and empire.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with imperium

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Cite this entry
APA

imperium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imperium

MLA

“imperium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imperium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “imperium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imperium.

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