Imperium

//ɪmˈpɪəɹi.əm// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Supreme power; dominion. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    supreme authority; absolute dominion wordnet
  3. 3
    The right to command the force of the state; sovereignty. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised wordnet

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acmeauthorityauthorizationblue ribbonchampionshipcommand

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"Since my teenage years, I have enjoyed the Dune franchise of Frank Herbert—the literature and movies. The setting is many thousands of years into the future, as humankind has expanded throughout the galaxy. The official language of the Imperium is called Galach, a descendant of Earth's English, Russian, and other languages. Meanwhile, on the desert planet Arrakis, the Fremen eke a living as desert people. The Fremen language is a descendant of Earth's Arabic."

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.

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Western Imperium

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