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Added 9 October 2026

imperial

/ɪmˈpɪə.ɹi.əl/ adjective

In Latin: imperiālis, dominicus Wiktionary

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Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.
Very grand or fine.

noun

A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle.
A writing paper size measuring 30 × 22 inches, or printing paper measuring 32 × 22 inches.
A card game differing from piquet in some minor details, and in having a trump.

Origin

From Middle English imperial, from Old French imperial, from Latin imperiālis (“of the empire or emperor, imperial”), from imperium (“empire, imperial government”) + -ālis, from imperō (“command, order”), from im- (“form of in”) + parō (“prepare, arrange; intend”). Displaced Old English cāserlīċ.

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