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“imperial” in Latin
imperātōriusgeneral (high-ranking military leader); imperial; commandingCaesareusof, or pertaining to, Julius Caesar; of, or pertaining to, the Roman caesars; of, or pertaining to, the Holy Roman Emperimperiālisof the empire or emperor, imperialimperātorcommander, general, chief, master, person in charge; emperor, ruler, commander-in-chiefCaesara Roman cognomen of the gens Iulia, notably that of Gaius Iulius Caesar, subsequently used as an imperial title.AugustusAugustan (pertaining to the Emperor Augustus); imperial, royal; of August, the sixth month of the Roman calendarprīncipālisfirst, original; chief, principalprī̆ncepsfirst, foremost; chief, distinguishedmaiestāsmajesty, greatness, grandeur, prestige; dignity, honor, splendor
The English word imperial itself goes back to Latin in, through imperiālis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
imperial
imperatorius: Caesareus (post-Augustan; the times of the emperors; seldom Augustalis and imperialis): often, by genitive: imperatoris, or Caesaris, or Augusti; principalis, or genitive, principis (belonging to the prince or emperor; time of the emperors). His imperial majesty, *majestas imperatoria (as a dignity or title): magnitudo imperatoria (as a title, of the later times of the emperors): your imperial majesty, majestas or magnitudo tua: the imperial territories, *terrae imperatoris.
The imperial title, nomen Augusti or imperatoris (times of emperors): nomen imperatorium (with Cic., ad Fam., 11, 4, 1): appellatio imperatoria (with Velleius, 2, 125, 5; but in both places = title of general). To assume the imperial title (and throne), nomen Augusti arripere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for imperial?
- The usual Latin words for “imperial” are imperātōrius, Caesareus, imperiālis; also imperātor, Caesar, Augustus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.