Definition of imperator in English:

imperator

nounˌɪmpəˈrɑːtɔː

Roman History

Commander (a title conferred under the Republic on a victorious general and under the Empire on the emperor).
Example sentencesExamples
- But when they paraded the old man through the streets and the crowds likewise hailed him as imperator, the die was cast.
- The Senate of ancient Rome, another republic with imperial entanglements, entrusted war-making to a commander-in-chief, the imperator or emperor, whose office became all-powerful, hereditary, and its holder a living god.
- He wore the robe, crown, and scepter of a triumphant general and used the title imperator.
- The Romans continued in the use of opium as a medicinal and as a poison, and according to Pliny the imperator Nero was an ardent user of various plant poisons, including opium, to eliminate enemies.
- Augustus Caesar had been imperator of the Roman Empire for more than twenty years.
Synonyms
ruler, sovereign, king, monarch, potentate, lord, overlord

Derivatives

imperatorial

adjectiveˌɪmpɛrəˈtɔːrɪəlɪmˌpɛrəˈtɔːrɪəlɪmˌpɛrəˈtɔriəl

Roman History

Origin

Latin, from imperare 'to order, command'.

Definition of imperator in US English:

imperator

noun

Roman History

Commander (a title conferred under the Republic on a victorious general and under the Empire on the emperor).
Example sentencesExamples
- The Romans continued in the use of opium as a medicinal and as a poison, and according to Pliny the imperator Nero was an ardent user of various plant poisons, including opium, to eliminate enemies.
- He wore the robe, crown, and scepter of a triumphant general and used the title imperator.
- But when they paraded the old man through the streets and the crowds likewise hailed him as imperator, the die was cast.
- The Senate of ancient Rome, another republic with imperial entanglements, entrusted war-making to a commander-in-chief, the imperator or emperor, whose office became all-powerful, hereditary, and its holder a living god.
- Augustus Caesar had been imperator of the Roman Empire for more than twenty years.
Synonyms
ruler, sovereign, king, monarch, potentate, lord, overlord

Origin

Latin, from imperare ‘to order, command’.

单词	imperator
释义	Definition of imperator in English: imperator nounˌɪmpəˈrɑːtɔː Roman History Commander (a title conferred under the Republic on a victorious general and under the Empire on the emperor). Example sentencesExamples But when they paraded the old man through the streets and the crowds likewise hailed him as imperator, the die was cast. The Senate of ancient Rome, another republic with imperial entanglements, entrusted war-making to a commander-in-chief, the imperator or emperor, whose office became all-powerful, hereditary, and its holder a living god. He wore the robe, crown, and scepter of a triumphant general and used the title imperator. The Romans continued in the use of opium as a medicinal and as a poison, and according to Pliny the imperator Nero was an ardent user of various plant poisons, including opium, to eliminate enemies. Augustus Caesar had been imperator of the Roman Empire for more than twenty years. Synonyms ruler, sovereign, king, monarch, potentate, lord, overlord Derivatives imperatorial adjectiveˌɪmpɛrəˈtɔːrɪəlɪmˌpɛrəˈtɔːrɪəlɪmˌpɛrəˈtɔriəl Roman History Origin Latin, from imperare 'to order, command'. Definition of imperator in US English: imperator noun Roman History Commander (a title conferred under the Republic on a victorious general and under the Empire on the emperor). Example sentencesExamples The Romans continued in the use of opium as a medicinal and as a poison, and according to Pliny the imperator Nero was an ardent user of various plant poisons, including opium, to eliminate enemies. He wore the robe, crown, and scepter of a triumphant general and used the title imperator. But when they paraded the old man through the streets and the crowds likewise hailed him as imperator, the die was cast. The Senate of ancient Rome, another republic with imperial entanglements, entrusted war-making to a commander-in-chief, the imperator or emperor, whose office became all-powerful, hereditary, and its holder a living god. Augustus Caesar had been imperator of the Roman Empire for more than twenty years. Synonyms ruler, sovereign, king, monarch, potentate, lord, overlord Origin Latin, from imperare ‘to order, command’.
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