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Grammar : Noun
Spell : im-peer-ee-uhl
Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpɪər i əl



Définition of imperials

Origin :
  • late 14c., "having a commanding quality," from Old French imperial (12c.), from Latin imperialis "of the empire or emperor," from imperium (see empire). Meaning "pertaining to an empire" (especially the Roman) is from late 14c. Imperial presidency in a U.S. context traces to Arthur Schlesinger Jr.'s book on the Nixon administration (1974). Related: Imperially.
  • As in beard : noun facial hair on human
Example sentences :
  • We warned the Imperials who were at that point, so they were quite prepared.
  • Extract from : « Over the top with the 25th » by R. Lewis
  • If anyone else does the same, I will pay him a hundred imperials.
  • Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy
  • Quick as thought, I cantered my horse into an orchard behind a farm house, where there was a battery of Imperials.
  • Extract from : « The Great War As I Saw It » by Frederick George Scott
  • I have received my proportion, like the prodigious son, and am going with Sir Proteus to the Imperials court.
  • Extract from : « Two Gentlemen of Verona » by William Shakespeare
  • And now a heavy travelling-carriage, loaded with imperials and beset with boxes, was dragged up to the door by six smoking horses.
  • Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • She had all the carriages inspected, and the imperials searched, for books she well knew had been left behind.
  • Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • For many years, this variety stood foremost among the Imperials; but is now giving place to other and greatly superior sorts.
  • Extract from : « The Field and Garden Vegetables of America » by Fearing Burr
  • Are fellows who plunder carriages of portmanteaus, imperials, &c.
  • Extract from : « The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 14, Issue 389, September 12, 1829 » by Various
  • Some big fighting was in progress at St. Eloi, and the Imperials had planned a strong offensive movement.
  • Extract from : « Over the top with the 25th » by R. Lewis
  • Imperials relieved us on the St. Eloi front, and we were speedily conveyed by motor lorries and rushed up to the Ypres section.
  • Extract from : « Over the top with the 25th » by R. Lewis

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