Meaning & use

imperium

noun·Advanced

Absolute power or supreme authority to command, especially over a territory or empire.

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The general was granted imperium over the newly conquered province.

Historians debate how far the emperor's imperium truly extended beyond the capital.

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Imperium comes from Latin and is mostly used in historical or political writing about Rome and other empires.

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