"imperator" meaning in Latin

See imperator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɪm.pɛˈraː.tɔr] [Classical-Latin], [im.peˈraː.tor] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From imperō (“command”), via the radical of its supine imperātum + -tor. Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|imperātum|tor}} imperātum + -tor Head templates: {{la-noun|imperātor<3>|f=imperātrīx}} imperātor m (genitive imperātōris, feminine imperātrīx); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|imperātor<3>}} Forms: imperātor [canonical, masculine], imperātōris [genitive], imperātrīx [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], imperātor [nominative, singular], imperātōrēs [nominative, plural], imperātōris [genitive, singular], imperātōrum [genitive, plural], imperātōrī [dative, singular], imperātōribus [dative, plural], imperātōrem [accusative, singular], imperātōrēs [accusative, plural], imperātōre [ablative, singular], imperātōribus [ablative, plural], imperātor [singular, vocative], imperātōrēs [plural, vocative], induperātor [alternative]
  1. commander, general, chief, master, person in charge Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-imperator-la-noun-7clTAKrZ Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 57 43
  2. emperor, ruler, commander-in-chief Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-imperator-la-noun-DeVXwNcK Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -tor, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Heads of state, Roman Empire, Titles Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tor: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Heads of state: 10 90 Disambiguation of Roman Empire: 23 77 Disambiguation of Titles: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: eximperātor, prō salūte Imperātōris Related terms: imperātīvus, imperiālis, imperium Coordinate_terms: imperātrīx 
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          "word": "împărat"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "induperātor",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "commander-in-chief"
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      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[im.peˈraː.tor]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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