imperatorial
/ɪmˌpɛ.rə.ˈtɔː.rɪəl/
imperatorial adjective: commanding; authoritative.
Adjective
imperatorial (comparative more imperatorial, superlative most imperatorial)
- Commanding; authoritative.
- imperatorial graces
- Relating to an emperor, especially of Ancient Rome.
- imperatorial acclamation
- Gaul and Illyricum , Britain and Spain , had all furnished the first Cæsar with imperatorial laurels1850-1862, Charles Merivale, A History of the Romans under the Empire
Forms of imperatorial
| comparative | more imperatorial |
|---|---|
| superlative | most imperatorial |
Origin of imperatorial
Latin imperatorius.
Words formed from imperatorial
Words that rhyme with imperatorial
- memorial
- monitorial
- territorial
- accessorial
- arboreal
- categorial
- equatorial
- factorial
- inquisitorial
- pictorial
- sartorial
- senatorial
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- tutorial
- accusatorial
- assessorial
- censorial
- combinatorial
- conspiratorial
- corporeal
- cursorial
- dictatorial
- directorial
- editorial
- enchorial
- epichorial
- executorial
- grallatorial
- incorporeal
- intracorporeal
- lavatorial
- marmoreal
- multifactorial
- observatorial
- piscatorial
- primorial
- promontorial
- proprietorial
- purgatorial
- rasorial
- responsorial
- saltatorial
- scansorial
- sectorial
- spectatorial
- suctorial
- tectorial
- uxorial
- vectorial
- advertorial
- agitatorial
- amatorial
- ambassadorial
- ambulatorial
- ancestorial
- armorial
- assertorial
- auctorial
- auditorial
- authorial
- boreal
Questions about imperatorial
- What does imperatorial mean?
- Imperatorial means commanding; authoritative.
- What part of speech is imperatorial?
- Imperatorial is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce imperatorial?
- Imperatorial is pronounced /ɪmˌpɛ.rə.ˈtɔː.rɪəl/ (UK).
Words near imperatorial in the dictionary
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