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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
imperator
 
SYLLABICATION:im·pe·ra·tor
PRONUNCIATION:  mp-rätôr, -tr
NOUN:1. An army commander in the Roman Republic. 2. The supreme power of the Roman emperor. 3. The head of state and supreme commander in the Roman Empire, in whose name all victories were won.
ETYMOLOGY:Latin impertr. See emperor.
OTHER FORMS:im·pera·tori·al (m-pr-tôr-l, -tr-) —ADJECTIVE
 
 
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