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imperator¹

  • /ˌɪmpəˈreɪtəɹ/ US
  • /-ɑtɔɹ/ US

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin imperātor. By surface analysis, imperate + -or. Doublet of emperor and mpret.

noun imperators · imperatores · Imperator

  1. An emperor. But to compensate in some degree for what was then taken away, the custom was introduced of bestowing what was termed Triumphalia Ornamenta, that is, permission to receive the titles bestowed upon, and to appear in public with the robes worn by the imperatores of the commonwealth when they triumphed

Imperator²

Where it comes from

From Latin imperator (“emperor”).

noun Imperators · Imperatores · imperator

  1. formal The reigning emperor; Male equivalent of Imperatrix By a law of the tribunes L. Marius and M. Cato penalties were imposed upon all Imperatores who should be found guilty of having made false returns to the senate, and it was ordained that so soon as they returned to the city they should be required to attest the correctness of such documents upon oat

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@misc{imperator_2026,
  title = {imperator},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/imperator},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}