"imperial" in the noun sense
1. imperial, imperial beard
a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III
2. imperial
a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach
"imperial" in the adjective sense
1. imperial
relating to or associated with an empire
"imperial colony"
"the imperial gallon was standardized legally throughout the British Empire"
2. imperial
of or belonging to the British Imperial System of weights and measures
3. imperial
befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress
"imperial palace"
4. imperial, majestic, purple, regal, royal
belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
"golden age of imperial splendor"
"purple tyrant"
"regal attire"
"treated with royal acclaim"
"the royal carriage of a stag's head"
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