Topic: GOVERNMENT
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | Late Latin imperialis, from Latin imperium 'command, empire' |
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im‧pe‧ri‧al
[only before noun]
[only before noun]1PG relating to an empire or to the person who rules it : 
Britain's imperial expansion in the 19th century
Britain's imperial expansion in the 19th century2TM relating to the system of weights and measurements based on pounds, inches, miles etc
