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Definition: IMPERATOR |
IMPERATORNoun1. A commander; a leader; an emperor; -- originally an appellation of honor by which Roman soldiers saluted their general after an important victory. Subsequently the title was conferred as a recognition of great military achievements by the senate, whence it carried wiht it some special privileges. After the downfall of the Republic it was assumed by Augustus and his successors, and came to have the meaning now attached to the word emperor. |
Date "IMPERATOR" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1594. (references) |
Etymology: Imperator \Im`pe*ra"tor\, noun. [Latin expression See Emperor.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Master | Crowned head, emperor, king, anointed king, majesty, imperator, protector, president, stadholder, judge. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Imperator is not synonymous of emperor, although is the root of it. Through the history of Rome, the title evolved to the meaning of a general especially able who had won an enormous victory. Traditionally, it was the troops in the field that proclaimed a man imperator, an acclamation necessary for a general to apply the senate for a triumph.
Since a triumph is the ambition of every Roman politician, history is full of cases were legions are bribed to call someone imperator.
See also: imperium
Imperator is also a title used in Rosicrucianism. See AMORC and Confraternity of the Rose Cross.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Imperator."
Crosswords: IMPERATOR |
| English words defined with "IMPERATOR": Archidiskidon imperator ♦ Imperatorial ♦ Spur-shell. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "IMPERATOR": Kingly Titles. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "IMPERATOR": Emperor, Empress. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "IMPERATOR" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. German (emperor), Latin (command, commander, commander in chief, Emp., Emperor, empress, general, levy, order, rule, ruler). |
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| "IMPERATOR" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 77.78% of the time. "IMPERATOR" is used about 9 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 77.78% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Noun (proper) | 22.22% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 9 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "IMPERATOR": Archidiskidon imperator ♦ B imperator ♦ Boa imperator. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
imperator | 23 |
boa constrictor imperator | 15 |
imperator pandinus | 14 |
angel imperator | 6 |
imperator sarcosuchus | 4 |
angel fish imperator | 3 |
imperator pandinus scorpion | 2 |
imperator tyrannosaurus | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "IMPERATOR"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Hungarian | imperátor, császár (emperor, kaiser, monarch). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | imperatoray.(various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Esther Chapter 3, Verse 2 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai panteV oi en th aulh prosekunoun autw outwV gar prosetaxen o basileuV poihsai o de mardocaioV ou prosekunei autw |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Cunctique servi regis qui in foribus palatii versabantur flectebant genu et adorabant Aman sic enim eis praeceperat imperator solus Mardocheus non flectebat genu neque adorabat eum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And alle the seruauns of the king, that withinne the paleis yatis dwelten, boweden kne, and honoureden Aaman; so forsothe the emperour hadde comaundid to hem; onli Mardoche bowede not kne, ne honourede hym. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And all the king's servants that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman; for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And all the king's servants who were in the king's house went down to the earth before Haman and gave him honour: for so the king had given orders. But Mordecai did not go down before him or give him honour. |
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| Language | Esther Chapter 3, Verse 2 |
| Albanian | Tërë shërbëtorët e mbretit që rrinin te porta e mbretit përkuleshin dhe binin përmbys para Hamanit, sepse kështu kishte urdhëruar mbreti për të. Por Mardokeu as përkulej, as binte përmbys. |
| Bulgarian | И всичките царски слуги, които бяха в царската порта, се навеждаха и се кланяха на Амана; защото царят бе заповядал така в него. Но Мардохей не се навеждаше, нито му се кланяше. |
| Cebuano | Ug ang tanang mga alagad sa hari, nga dinha sa ganghaan sa hari, nagyukbo ug nagtahud kang Aman; kay ang hari nagsugo sa ingon mahitungod kaniya. Apan si Mardocheo wala moyukbo, ni magtahud kaniya. |
| Chinese | 在 朝 門 的 一 切 臣 僕 、 都 跪 拜 " 曼 、 為 王 如 此 吩 ' ． 惟 獨 末 底 " 不 跪 不 拜 ． |
| Croatian | Svi službenici kraljevi koji su se nalazili na kraljevim vratima prigibali bi koljena i padali nièice pred Hamanom, jer je tako zapovjedio kralj. Ali Mordokaj ne bi prignuo koljeno niti bi pao nièice. |
| Danish | Og alle Kongens Tjenere, som var i Kongens Port, faldt på Knæ og kastede sig til Jorden for Haman, thi den Ære havde Kongen påbudt at vise ham. Men Mordokaj faldt ikke på Knæ og kastede sig ikke til Jorden. |
| Dutch | En al de knechten des konings, die in de poort des konings waren, neigden en bogen zich neder voor Haman; want de koning had alzo van hem bevolen; maar Mordechai neigde zich niet, en boog zich niet neder. |
| Finnish | Ja kaikki kuninkaan palvelijat, jotka olivat kuninkaan portissa, polvistuivat ja heittäytyivät maahan Haamanin edessä, sillä niin oli kuningas käskenyt häntä kohdella. Mutta Mordokai ei polvistunut eikä heittäytynyt maahan. |
| French | Tous les serviteurs du roi, qui se tenaient la porte du roi, fléchissaient le genou et se prosternaient devant Haman, car tel était l`ordre du roi son égard. Mais Mardochée ne fléchissait point le genou et ne se prosternait point. |
| German | Und alle Knechte des Königs, die im Tor waren, beugten die Kniee und fielen vor Haman nieder; denn der König hatte es also geboten. Aber Mardochai beugte die Kniee nicht und fiel nicht nieder. |
| Haitian Creole | Wa a pase lòd pou tout anplwaye gouvènman li mete ajenou, bese tèt yo jouk atè devan Aman pou montre jan yo respekte l'. Tout anplwaye yo te fè sa vre esepte Madoche ki te derefize fè bagay konsa. |
| Hungarian | És a király minden szolgái, a kik a király kapujában valának, térdet hajtottak és leborultak Hámán elõtt; mert úgy parancsolta meg nékik a király; de Márdokeus nem hajtott térdet és nem borult le. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Raja memerintahkan kepada semua pegawainya supaya menghormati Haman dengan bersujud di depannya. Semuanya mentaati perintah itu, kecuali Mordekhai. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka segala hamba baginda yang di dalam pintu istana baginda itu bertelutlah dan menyembahlah kepada Haman, karena demikianlah titah baginda akan halnya; melainkan Mordekhai juga tiada bertelut dan tiada menyembah. |
| Italian | Tutti i ministri del re, che stavano alla porta del re, piegavano il ginocchio e si prostravano davanti ad Am n, perché così aveva ordinato il re a suo riguardo. Ma Mardocheo non piegava il ginocchio né si prostrava. |
| Korean | 대 궐 문 에 있 " 왕 의 모 " 복 이 다 왕 의 명 대 로 하 만 에 게 꿇 어 하 되 모 르 " 개 " 꿇 지 도 아 니 하 하 지 도 아 니 하 니 |
| Manx Gaelic | As ren ooilley sharvaantyn y ree, va ayns giat y ree, croymmey as ooashley choyrt da Haman, son shen myr doardee yn ree mychione echey: agh cha chroym Mordecai, chamoo hug eh ooashley da. |
| Maori | Na kei te tuohu, kei te koropiko ki a Hamana nga tangata katoa a te kingi i te kuwaha o te kingi; ko ta te kingi whakahau hoki tena mona. Ko Mororekai ia kihai i tuohu, kihai i piko. |
| Modern Greek | Και παντες οι δουλοι του βασιλεως, οι εν τη βασιλικη πυλη, εκλινον και προσεκυνουν τον Αμαν· διοτι ουτω προσεταξεν ο βασιλευς περι αυτου. Ο Μαροδοχαιος ομως δεν εκλινε και δεν προσεκυνει αυτον. |
| Norwegian | Og alle kongens tjenere som var i kongens port, falt på kne og kastet sig ned for Haman, for så hadde kongen befalt om ham; men Mordekai falt ikke på kne og kastet sig ikke ned for ham. |
| Portuguese | E todos os servos do rei que estavam porta do rei se inclinavam e se prostravam perante Hamã, porque assim ordenara o rei a seu respeito: porém Mardoqueu não se inclinava nem se prostrava. |
| Rumanian | Toyi slujitorii kmpqratului, cari stqteau la poarta kmpqratului, plecau genunchiul wi se knchinau knaintea lui Haman, cqci awa era porunca kmpqratului cu privire la el. Dar Mardoheu nu-wi pleca genunchiul wi nu se knchina. |
| Spanish | Todos los servidores del rey que estaban a la puerta real se arrodillaban y rendían homenaje a Amán, porque así había mandado el rey con respecto a él. Pero Mardoqueo no se arrodillaba ni le rendía homenaje. |
| Swedish | Och alla konungens tjänare som voro i konungens port böjde knä och föllo ned för Haman, ty så hade konungen bjudit om honom. Men Mordokai böjde icke knä och föll icke ned för honom. |
| Thai | บรร"าข้าราชการของกษัตริย์ซึ่งอยู่ที่ประตูของกษัตริย์ก็กราบลงแส"งความเคารพต่อฮามาน เพราะกษัตริย์ทรงบัญชาให้แส"งความเคารพต่อท่านเช่นนั้น แต่โมรเ"คัยมิไ"้กราบหรือแส"งความเคารพ |
| Ukrainian | А всі цареві раби, що були в царській брамі, падали на коліна та вклонялися "аманові, бо так про нього наказав цар. А Мордехай не падав на коліна й не вклонявся. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "IMPERATOR": imperatorial, imperators. (additional references) | |
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"IMPERATOR" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: imperatii, Imperatore, imperatorum, Imperatriz. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "IMPERATOR" (pronounced 'Im`pe*ra"tor'): Abactor, Abator, Abductor, Accentor, Actor, Adductor, Adjutor, Administrator, Agistator, Alienator, Amputator, Archtraitor, Arendator, Arpentator, Assentator, BENEFACTOR, Bettor, Betutor, Bisector, Bivector, Buccinator, Calefactor, Calorimotor, Calumniator, Cantor, Captor, Castigator, Causator, Circumferentor, Citator, Coadjutor, Collator, Cornutor, Cremator, Cretor, Cunctator, Curator, Deductor, Delator, Depressomotor, Devotor, Dialector, Dictator, Dilatator, Disceptator, Divaricator, Donator, Ductor, Eductor, Electromotor, Erector, Excerptor, Excito-motor, Excusator, Fautor, fetor, Fictor, Flector, foetor, Glossator, Graduator, Ideo-motor, IMPOSTOR, Inceptor, Incito-motor, Inhibitory-motor, Insectator, Interventor, Introductor, laudator, Laxator, lector, Lentor, Levator, Lictor, Ligator, locomotor, Magnetomotor, malefactor, mandator, Manductor, mentor, Mistutor, Mutilator, Narrator, Nervimotor, Nestor, Novator, Numerator, Oculomotor, Olfactor, Palpator, Pastor, Phonomotor, Piscator, Plasmator, Pollinctor, Polyhistor, Potator, Praetor, Precentor, Preceptor, Prelector, Prepostor, Presultor, Pretor, Probator, Prolocutor, Pronator, Propretor, Proproctor, Prorector, Prosector, Psycho-motor, Pulsator, Punctator, Questor, Quittor, Radioconductor, raptor, Recaptor, Rector, redactor, Remittor, Retentor, Rhetor, Rotator, rotor, Scrutator, sculptor, Sectator, sector, Serrator, Servo-motor, spectator, stator, stentor, Subrector, Subtutor, Supinator, Susceptor, Sutor, Telemotor, testator, Tetanomotor, Thermomotor, Tractator, Tronator, Unpastor, Vasomotor, Vector, Vivisector. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-i-m-o-p-r-r-t" | |
-1 letter: imparter, importer, priorate, reimport. | |
-2 letters: airport, armoire, emporia, meropia, partier, pierrot, praetor, preriot, pretrim, primate, primero, prorate, tramper. | |
-3 letters: armpit, artier, imaret, impart, import, irater, mopier, mortar, opiate, optima, optime, parrot, permit, pirate, porter, prater, prearm, pretor, primer, protea, protei, rapier, raptor, remora, repair, report, retrim, rioter, roamer, romper, ropier, tamper, termor, tremor, trimer, trompe. | |
-4 letters: aimer, airer, amort, aport, apter, armer, armet, armor, atrip, irate, mater, merit, metro, miter, mitre, moira, moire, moper, morae, oater, opera, orate, ormer, pareo, parer, pater, patio, peart, pieta, prate, prier, prima, prime, primo, prior, proem, ramet, ramie, raper, rater, ratio, rearm, remap, remit, repot, repro, retia, retro, rimer, riper, roper, tamer, taper, tapir, tarre, tempi, tempo, terai, terra, timer, toper, tramp, trier, tripe, tromp, trope. | |
-5 letters: aero, airt, amie, amir, aper, atom, atop, emir, emit, iota, item, mair, mare, mart, mate, meat, meta, mire, mite, moat, mope, mora, more, mort, mote, omer, omit, orra, pair, pare, parr, part, pate, pear, peat, peri, perm, pert, pier, pima, pita, poem, poet, pome, pore, port, pram, prao, prat, prim, proa, prom, rami, ramp, rape, rapt, rare, rate, rato, ream, reap, rear, repo, rime, riot, ripe, rite, roam, roar, romp, rope, rota, rote, roti, tame, tamp, tape, tare, taro, tarp, team, tear, temp, tepa, term, tier, time, tire, tiro, toea, tome, tope, topi, tora, tore, tori, torr, tram, trap, trim, trio, trip, trop. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-i-m-o-p-r-r-t" | |
+1 letter: imperators. | |
+2 letters: cryptomeria, imperforate, imprecatory, impregnator, madreporite, polarimeter, polarimetry, preromantic, temporaries, temporarily, trampoliner. | |
+3 letters: amperometric, cryptomerias, imperatorial, impersonator, impregnators, intercompare, madreporites, performative, polarimeters, polarimetric, preformation, premeditator, premigration, trampoliners. | |
+4 letters: extemporarily, hermaphrodite, hypermetropia, hyperromantic, impersonators, improvisatore, intercompared, intercompares, interproximal, microparticle, moderatorship, nonparametric, performatives, polarimetries, preformations, preformatting, premeditators, preordainment, reimportation, supermajority, superromantic, temporariness, thermographic. | |
+5 letters: anthropometric, aromatherapies, aromatherapist, contemporaries, contemporarily, hermaphrodites, hermaphroditic, hypermetropias, improvisatores, intercomparing, mercaptopurine, microparticles, misappropriate, moderatorships, performability, preformulating, preordainments, pretermination, pyrometrically, reimportations, sportfisherman, supernormality, thermographies. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 4D 50 45 52 41 54 4F 52 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. -- .--. . .-. .- - --- .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01001101 01010000 01000101 01010010 01000001 01010100 01001111 01010010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I M P E R A T O R |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 004D 0050 0045 0052 0041 0054 004F 0052 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)434750395235544952 |
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