imperial

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. adj. Of, relating to, or suggestive of an empire or a sovereign, especially an emperor or empress: imperial rule; the imperial palace.
2. adj. Ruling over extensive territories or over colonies or dependencies: imperial nations.
3. adj. Having supreme authority; sovereign.
4. adj. Regal; majestic.
5. adj. Outstanding in size or quality.
6. adj. Of or belonging to the British Imperial System of weights and measures.
7. n. An emperor or empress.
8. n. The top of a carriage.
9. n. Something outstanding in size or quality.
10. n. A variable size of paper, usually 23 by 33 inches (55.8 by 83.8 centimeters).
11. n. A pointed beard grown from the lower lip and chin.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor or empress.
2. Of or pertaining to supreme authority, or to one who wieldsit; sovereign; supreme; august; commanding.
3. Fit or suitable for an emperor; hence, of imposing size or excellence.
4. In the old German empire, a city directly subordinate to the empire, having a seat and vote in the Reichstag. The constitutions of such cities varied greatly, some being democratic and others aristocratic. Of the fifty-one impperial cities existing in the eighteenth century, nearly all lost their practical independence in 1803, and were annexed to other states. Three of them —Hamburg, Bremen, and Lübeck - are members of the modern German empire.
5. n. A gold coin issued by imperial authority; specifically, a Russian gold coin of the eighteenth century, of the value of 10 rubles. The half-imperial, of 5 rubles, is still coined.
6. n. In architecture, an imperial roof or dome.
7. n. The top of a carriage, especially of a diligence; hence, a case for luggage carried on the top of a coach.
8. n. A small part of the beard left growing from the middle of the chin near the under lip, the rest being shaved off: so called from the emperor Xapoleon III., who wore his beard in this way.
9. n. Anything of unusual size or excellence, as a large decanter, etc.
10. n. A size of writing-paper, 22 × 30 inches; also, a size of printing-paper, 22 × 32 inches.
11. n. A size of slates, 2 feet wide and from 1 foot to 2½ feet in length.
12. n. A rich fabric in use throughout the middle, ages, the material and nature of which are unknown, except that it was often enriched by the use of gold.
13. n. A game at cards mentioned as having been played by Henry VIII.
14. n. A beverage made by dissolving half an ounce of cream-of-tartar in three pints of boiling water, and adding four ounces of white sugar and half an ounce of fresh lemon- peel.
15. n. A member of the imperial or emperor's party; a soldier of the imperial army.
16. n. An imperial personage; an emperor.

Wiktionary

1. adj. Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
2. adj. Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.
3. adj. Very grand or fine.
4. adj. Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence.
5. n. A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle.
6. n. paper, printing A printing-paper size measuring 30 inches x 22 inches.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. adj. Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor
2. adj. Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme.
3. adj. Of superior or unusual size or excellence
4. n. The tuft of hair on a man's lower lip and chin; -- so called from the style of beard of Napoleon III.
5. n. An outside seat on a diligence.
6. n. A luggage case on the top of a coach.
7. n. Anything of unusual size or excellence, as a large decanter, a kind of large photograph, a large sheet of drawing, printing, or writing paper, etc.
8. n. A gold coin of Russia worth ten rubles, or about eight dollars.
9. n. A kind of fine cloth brought into England from Greece. or other Eastern countries, in the Middle Ages.
10. n. A game at cards differing from piquet in some minor details, and in having a trump; also, any one of several combinations of cards which score in this game.

WordNet 3.0

1. adj. relating to or associated with an empire
2. adj. of or belonging to the British Imperial System of weights and measures
3. adj. belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
4. adj. befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress
5. n. a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III
6. n. a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach