IMPERATOR, imperator
Sounds Like: im-peh-RAH-tor
Translations: commander, general, emperor, a commander, a general, an emperor
From the root: IMPERATOR
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: IMPERATOR is a Latin noun meaning 'commander' or 'general'. In the Roman Republic, it was an honorific title bestowed upon a victorious general by his troops. Later, under the Roman Empire, it became a primary title for the emperor, signifying his supreme military authority and overall command.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, IMPERATOR.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- IMPERATORES — emperors, commanders, generals
- IMPERATORIBUS — (to) commanders, (to) generals, (to) emperors, (by) commanders, (by) generals, (by) emperors
- IMPERATORUM — of commanders, of generals, of emperors
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