"imperatorial" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪmˌpɛ.rə.ˈtɔː.rɪəl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Scelultrix-imperatorial.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more imperatorial [comparative], most imperatorial [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəl Etymology: Latin imperatorius. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|imperatorius}} Latin imperatorius Head templates: {{en-adj}} imperatorial (comparative more imperatorial, superlative most imperatorial)
  1. Commanding; authoritative. Translations (commanding, authoritative): imperatorisch (German)
    Sense id: en-imperatorial-en-adj-YOjNnR14 Disambiguation of 'commanding, authoritative': 100 0
  2. Relating to an emperor, especially of Ancient Rome. Translations (relating to the title or office of imperator): imperatorisch (German)
    Sense id: en-imperatorial-en-adj-zkmLzq9w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of 'relating to the title or office of imperator': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: imperatorially
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