See Also: imperator(medicine)
imperator(dictionary)
Caesar Imperator I, SICAV, S.A.(finance)

imperator (iou)



imperator noun. Also (as a title) Imperator. M16.
[Latin, from imperat-: see IMPERATIVE, -OR. Cf. PRINCEPS.]
Roman History. Orig., commander (a title conferred by the salutation of soldiers on a victorious general under the Republic). Later, head of the State (in whose name all victories were won), emperor. Cf. PRINCEPS. M16.
gen. An absolute ruler, an emperor; a commander. Long rare or obsolete. L16.
imperatorship noun the rank or position of imperator M19.