Skip to content

imperial

Dictionary definition · imperial

noun

  1. a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III
  2. a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach

adjective

  1. relating to or associated with an empire"imperial colony"
  2. of or belonging to the British Imperial System of weights and measures
  3. befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress"imperial palace"
  4. belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler"golden age of imperial splendor"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).