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Imperially

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im·pe·ri·al  (m-pîr-l)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of an empire or a sovereign, especially an emperor or empress: imperial rule; the imperial palace.
2. Ruling over extensive territories or over colonies or dependencies: imperial nations.
3.
a. Having supreme authority; sovereign.
b. Regal; majestic.
4. Outstanding in size or quality.
5. Of or belonging to the British Imperial System of weights and measures.
n.
1. An emperor or empress.
2. The top of a carriage.
3. Something outstanding in size or quality.
4. A variable size of paper, usually 23 by 33 inches (55.8 by 83.8 centimeters).
5. A pointed beard grown from the lower lip and chin.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin imperilis, from imperium, command; see empire. N., sense 5, after the beard of Napoleon III.]
im·peri·al·ly adv.
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Adv.1.imperially - in an imperial manner; "imperially decreed"
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