imperial

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɪə.ɹi.əl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɪɹ.i.əl/ === Adjective === imperial (comparative more imperial, superlative most imperial) Related to an empire, emperor, or empress. Relating to the British imperial system of measurement. Very grand or fine. Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence. (in particular, of alcohol) Stronger than typical. (Derived from the name of Russian Imperial stout, a strong dark beer.) Imperial pale ale, Imperial IPA, Imperial pilsner, Imperial milk stout, Imperial lager, Imperial mead ==== Synonyms ==== (humorous): in old money ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === imperial (countable and uncountable, plural imperials) A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle. (paper, printing) A writing paper size measuring 30 × 22 inches, or printing paper measuring 32 × 22 inches. (card games, uncountable) A card game differing from piquet in some minor details, and in having a trump. (card games, countable) Any of several combinations of cards which score in this game. A crown imperial. A tuft of hair on the lower lip (so called from its use by Napoleon III). Synonym: royal A kind of dome, as in Moorish buildings. (historical) An outside or roof seat on a diligence or carriage. (historical) A suitcase or trunk designed to be transported on the roof of a carriage. (countable, uncountable) A variety of green tea. ==== Usage notes ==== A champagne or Burgundy wine bottle with the same volume would be called a methuselah. === Anagrams === Palmieri == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin imperiālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [im.pə.ɾiˈal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [im.pe.ɾiˈal] === Adjective === imperial m or f (masculine and feminine plural imperials) imperial ==== Derived terms ==== imperialisme imperialista ==== Related terms ==== emperador imperi === Further reading === “imperial”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “imperial”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “imperial” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “imperial” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Galician == === Adjective === imperial m or f (plural imperiais) imperial ==== Derived terms ==== imperialismo imperialista ==== Related terms ==== imperio === Further reading === “imperial”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch imperiaal, from French impérial, from Latin imperiālis. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /impɛˈrial/ [im.pɛˈri.al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: im‧pe‧ri‧al === Adjective === impèrial (comparative lebih imperial, superlative paling imperial) imperial ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “imperial”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Middle English == === Alternative forms === inperial, imperyal, inperyal, imperyall, imperiall, emperiall, empirial === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French imperial, emperial, from Latin imperiālis; equivalent to emperie +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /imˌpɛːriˈal/, /imˈpɛːrial/ IPA(key): /ɛmˌpiːriˈal/, /ɛmˈpiːrial/ (by analogy with empire) === Adjective === imperial (plural and weak singular imperiale) Imperial; related to or being of an empire or its ruler. Befitting or appropriate for someone of imperial rank; superb. Unsurpassed, unmatched; lacking an equal or equivalent. ==== Descendants ==== English: imperial Scots: imperial ==== References ==== “imperiā̆l, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 24 March 2019. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin imperiālis. By surface analysis, império +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: im‧pe‧ri‧al === Adjective === imperial m or f (plural imperiais) imperial ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === imperial f (plural imperiais) (Portugal, regional) draft beer Synonyms: (Portugal, regional) fino, (Brazil) chope === Further reading === “imperial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French impérial and Latin imperiālis. By surface analysis, imperiu +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌim.pe.riˈal/ === Adjective === imperial m or n (feminine singular imperială, masculine plural imperiali, feminine/neuter plural imperiale) imperial ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== imperialism imperialist împărat == Scots == === Adjective === imperial (comparative mair imperial, superlative maist imperial) imperial == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /impeˈɾjal/ [ĩm.peˈɾjal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: im‧pe‧rial === Adjective === imperial m or f (masculine and feminine plural imperiales) imperial ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “imperial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025