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Latin

Etymology

From Latin verb imperare, command

Noun

imperator, genitive imperatoris, plural nominative imperatores m

commander, emperor

Inflection

Derived terms

împărat (Romanian)

Related terms

Category:Latin nouns

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Imperator \Im`pe*ra"tor\, n. [L. See Emperor.] (Rom. Antiq.)
A commander; a leader; an emperor; -- originally an
appellation of honor by which Roman soldiers saluted their
general after an important victory. Subsequently the title
was conferred as a recognition of great military achievements
by the senate, whence it carried with it some special
privileges. After the downfall of the Republic it was assumed
by Augustus and his successors, and came to have the meaning
now attached to the word emperor.
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