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Etymology
From Latin imperialis, from imperium, command, + adjective suffix -alis
Adjective
imperial
#related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
#relating to the British imperial system of measurement.
Translations
Dutch: keizerlijk
German: imperial
Synonyms
imperial system
(jocular) old money
Derived terms
imperially
imperial prince
imperial princess
imperious
Related terms
top2
emperor
empire
empress
imperare
imperator
mid2
king
noble
queen
regal
royal
Noun
en-noun
- A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle.
Usage notes
A Champagne or Burgundy wine bottle with this volume would be called a Methuselah.
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