Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IM-PE'RI-AL, a. [Fr. from L. imperialis, from imperos, to command. See Emperor.]

1. Pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an imperial government; an imperial diadem; imperial auttionty Or edict; imperial power or sway.
2. Royal; belonging to a monarch; as, an imperial palace; imperial arts. Dryden.
3. Pertaining to royalty; denoting sovereignty:
4. Commonling; maintaining supremacy; as, the imperial democracy of Athens. Mitfard. Imperial chamber, the sovereign court of the German empire. Imperial city, a city in Germany which has no head but the emperor. Imperial edict, an assembly of all the states of the German empire. Encyc. a. In architecture, a kind of roof or dome, which, viewed in profile, is pointed toward the top, and widens as it descends. Elmes.

IM-PE'RI-ALAST, a.

One who belongs to an emperor; a subject or soldier of an emperor. The denomination, imperialists, is often give to the troops or armies of the emperor of Austria. n. Imperial power. The right of an emperor to a share of the produce of mines, &c. The late empress having, by ukases of grace, relinquished her imperialities on the private mines, viz the tenths of the copper, aron, silver and gold. Tooke.

IM-PE'RI-ALIZ-ED, a.

Made imperial or belonging to an emperor. Fuller.

IM-PE'RI-AL-LY, adv.

In a royal manner.

IM-PER'IL, v.t. [in and peril.]

To bring into danger. Spenser.

IM-PER'IL-ED, pp.

Bronght into danger.

IMPER'I-LING, ppr.

Bringing into danger.

IM-PE'RI-OUS, a. [L. imperiosus; It. and Sp. imperioso; Fr. iniperieur. See Imperial.]

1. Commanding; dictatorial; haughty; arrogant; overbearing; domineering; as, an imperious tyrant; an imperious dictator; an imperious man; an imperious temper. More. Shak.
2. Commanding; indicating an imperious temper; authoritative; as, imperious words. Locke.
3. Powerful; overbearing; not to be opposed by obstacles; as, a man of a vast and imperious mind. Tillotson.
4. Commanding; urgent; pressing; as, imperious love; imperious circumstances; imperious appetite. Dryden. S. S. Smith.
5. Authoritative; commanding with rightful authority. The commandment high and imperious in its claims. D. A. Clark.

IM-PE'RI-OUS-LY, adv.

1. With arrogance of command; with a haughty air of authority; in a domineering manner. South.
2. With urgency or force not to be opposed.

IM-PE'RI-OUS-NESS, n.

1. Authority; air of command. South
2. Arrogance of command; haughtiness. Imperiousness and severity Is an ill way of treating me n who have reason to guide them. Locke

IM-PERISH-A-BLE, a. [Fr. imperissable; in and perish.]

Not subject to decay; not liable to perish; indestructible enduring permanently; as, an imperishable monument; imperishable renown. Elegant discourses on virtue—will no supply the consolations of imperishable hope.

IM-PER'ISH-A-BLE-NESS, n.

The quality of being imperishable. Imperium in imperio. [L.] Government within a government 1M-PER'MA-NENCE, n. Want of permanence or continued duration. W. Mountague

IM-PER'ISH-A-BLY, adv.

So as not to be liable to decay.

IM-PERMA-NENT, a. [in and permanent.]

Not permanent; not enduring. Gregory

IM-PER-ME-A-BIL'I-TY, n.

The quality of being impermeable by a fluid. Cavallo. Asiat. Kes.

IM-PER'ME-A-BLE, a. [L. in and permeo; per and meo, pass.]

Not to be passed through the pores by a fluid. Elastic gun is impermeable to water.

IM-PER'ME-A-BLE-NESS, n.

State of being impermeable

IM-PER'ME-A-BLY, adv.

In an impermeable manner.

IM-PER-SCRUTA-BLE, a.

That can not be searched out.

IM-PER-SCRU'TA-BLE-NESS, n.

State of not being capable of scrutiny.

IM-PER'SON-AI, a. [Fr. impersonnel; L. impersonalis; and personolis, from persona. See Person.]

In grammar, an impersonal verb is one which is not employed with the first and second persons, I and thou or you, and ye, for nominatives, and which has no variation of ending to express them, but is used only with the termination of the third person singular, with it for a nominative in English, and without a nominative in Latin; as, it rains; it becomes us to be modest; L. taedet; libet; pugnatur.

IM-PER-SON-AL'I-TY, n.

Indistinction of personality.

IM-PER'SON-AL-LY, adv.

In the manner of an impersonal verb.

IM-PER'SON-ATE, v.t.

To personify. Parno.

IM-PERSON-A-TED, a.

Made persons of. [See Personated.] Warm.