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imperator

/ˌɪmpəˈreɪtəɹ/

imperator noun: an emperor.

Noun (1)

imperator (plural imperators or imperatores)

  1. An emperor.
    • But to compensate in some degree for what was then taken away, the custom was introduced of bestowing what was termed Triumphalia Ornamenta, that is, permission to receive the titles bestowed upon, and to appear in public with the robes worn by the imperatores of the commonwealth when they...1843, “TRIUMPHUS”, in William Smith, Charles Anthon, editors, A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, 3rd American edition, New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Oh.; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company...
    • Modern emperors and consuls of the year VIII. are no more the imperatores of ancient Rome, and modern religious organizations are but the phantasms of mediæval corporations.1898 April 16, Paolo Mantegazza, anonymous translator, “From the Nuova Antologia. Regressive Evolution.”, in The Living Age, sixth series, volume XVIII; from the beginning, volume CCXVII, number...

Noun (2) capitalized: Imperator

Imperator (plural Imperators or Imperatores)

  1. (formal, usually italicized) The reigning emperor; Male equivalent of Imperatrix
    • By a law of the tribunes L. Marius and M. Cato penalties were imposed upon all Imperatores who should be found guilty of having made false returns to the senate, and it was ordained that so soon as they returned to the city they should be required to attest the correctness of such documents upon...1848, William Smith, editor, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, 2nd edition, London: Taylor, Walton, and Maberly, […]: John Murray, […], pages 1164 and 1167
    • He [w:Trajan] was careful to distinguish and reward merit, and raised men of family, and the kindred of former Imperators, into situations of prominence or command.1850, Mrs. Hamilton Gray [i.e., w:Elizabeth Caroline Gray], Emperors of Rome from Augustus to Constantine, Being a Continuation of the History of Rome, London: Thomas Hatchard, […], page 250
    Synonyms:
    I, I.

imperator meaning in Tamil

imperator in Tamil

பண்டை ரோமாபுரியில் தளபதி, வெற்றியுடன் திரும்பும் படைத்தலைவர், சக்கரவர்த்தி, பேரரசர்

Synonyms of imperator

Forms of imperator

pluralimperators
pluralimperatores
alternative formImperator
pluralImperators
pluralImperatores
alternative formimperator

Origin of imperator

Learned borrowing from Latin imperātor. By surface analysis, imperate + -or. Doublet of emperor and mpret.

From Latin imperator (“emperor”).

Words formed from imperator

Questions about imperator

What does imperator mean?
Imperator means an emperor.
What is imperator in Tamil?
Imperator in Tamil is பண்டை ரோமாபுரியில் தளபதி, வெற்றியுடன் திரும்பும் படைத்தலைவர், சக்கரவர்த்தி. See Imperator meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is imperator?
Imperator is a noun.
How do you pronounce imperator?
Imperator is pronounced /ˌɪmpəˈreɪtəɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of imperator?
The plural of imperator is imperators.

Words near imperator in the dictionary

  1. imperativeness
  2. imperatives
  3. imperativist
  4. imperativists
  5. Imperato
  6. imperator
  7. imperatores
  8. imperatorial
  9. imperatorially
  10. imperatorian
  11. imperatorin

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