1. (

• imperial ,
• imperial_beard

) a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III ;

2. (

• imperial

) a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach ;

1. (

• imperial ,

) relating to or associated with an empire; "imperial colony"; "the imperial gallon was standardized legally throughout the British Empire" ;

2. (

• imperial ,

) of or belonging to the British Imperial System of weights and measures ;

3. (

• imperial

) befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress; "imperial palace" ;

4. (

• imperial ,
• majestic ,
• purple ,
• regal ,
• royal ,

) belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head" ;