adj.
- relating to an empire or an emperor.
▸characteristic of an emperor; magnificent.
- relating to or denoting the system of non-metric weights and measures formerly used for all measures in the UK, and still used for some.
- chiefly historical (of a size of paper) measuring (in the UK) 762 × 559 mm (30 × 22 inches).
n.
a small pointed beard growing below the lower lip (associated with Napoleon III of France).
Derivative
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from L. imperialis, from imperium ‘command, empire’; rel. to imperare ‘to command’.