Meanings
nountranslatio imperii (uncountable)
- uncountableThe view, originating in the Middle Ages, that history is a linear succession of transfers of an imperium that invests supreme power in a single ruler.
Origin
Latin, literally "transfer of rule".
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translatio imperii. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/translatio%20imperii
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“translatio imperii.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/translatio%20imperii. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “translatio imperii,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/translatio%20imperii.
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