imperium

/ɪmˈpɪəɹi.əm/

UK: /ɪmˈpɪəɹi.əm/

ꞮMPꞮƏɹI · əm (2 syllables)

English Noun

Definition

Supreme power; dominion.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imperium (“power, command”), from imperō (“command, order”), from im- (form of in) + parō (“prepare, arrange; intend”). Doublet of empery and empire.