imperium

A noun referring to supreme authority or absolute dominion, often used to describe the domain ruled by an emperor or empress.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das die höchste Herrschaftsgewalt oder absolute Macht bezeichnet, oft verwendet für das Herrschaftsgebiet eines Kaisers oder einer Kaiserin.

1. Supreme authority C2 formal

   Absolute power or dominion, especially in a political or imperial context.

   • The emperor held imperium over vast territories.
   • The concept of imperium was central to Roman law.
   • He exercised his imperium with an iron fist.

   🇩🇪Oberste Gewalt

   Synonyme: ascendancyauthoritycommandcontroldominancedominionhegemonypowerrulesovereigntysupremacysway

   Antonyme: obedienceservitudesubjectionsubmissionsubordination

2. Domain or empire C2 formal

   The territory or region over which imperial rule is exercised.

   • The Roman imperium stretched from Britain to Mesopotamia.
   • The collapse of the imperium led to centuries of fragmentation.
   • They sought to expand their imperium through conquest.

   🇩🇪Imperium

   Synonyme: domaindominionempirerealmterritory

• imperia plural form
• imperiums plural form
• imperia's possessive plural form
• imperiums' possessive plural form
• imperium's possessive singular form