Definition of imperator

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im·pe·ra·tor

(

-rä

tôr

, -t

r) KEY

NOUN:

An army commander in the Roman Republic.
The supreme power of the Roman emperor.
The head of state and supreme commander in the Roman Empire, in whose name all victories were won.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin impertr ; see emperor

OTHER FORMS:
im·pera·tori·al (

m-p

-tôr

l, -t

-) KEY (Adjective)

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