Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - imperial
Imperial
imperial
adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or characteristic of an empire or comparable sovereign State. 2 a of or characteristic of an emperor. b supreme in authority. c majestic, august. d magnificent. 3 (of non-metric weights and measures) used or formerly used by statute in the UK (imperial gallon). --n. a former size of paper, 762 x 559 mm (30 x 22 inches). Derivatives imperially adv. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L imperialis f. imperium command, authority
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin ~is, from Latin imperium command, empire Date: 14th century 1. of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor, b. of or relating to the United Kingdom as distinguished from the constituent parts, of or relating to the Commonwealth of Nations and British Empire, 2. sovereign, regal, imperious, of superior or unusual size or excellence, belonging to the official British series of weights and measures, ~ly adverb II. noun Date: circa 1524 an adherent or soldier of the Holy Roman emperor, emperor, a pointed beard growing below the lower lip, something of unusual size or excellence ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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