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imperatorius

imperatorius · adj

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Where it lives

Iphicrates 1 · 24.45/10k
Helius 3 · 20.92/10k
Opilius Macrinus 5 · 20.08/10k
Helvius Pertinax 4 · 15.38/10k
Diadumenus Antoninus 2 · 11.98/10k
Severus 5 · 11.87/10k
Avidius Cassius 3 · 11.5/10k
Valeriani Duo 1 · 9.82/10k
Verus 2 · 9.72/10k
Antoninus Pius 2 · 8.91/10k
Maximus et Balbinus 2 · 6.36/10k
Didius Julianus 1 · 6.29/10k

Densest 12 of 58 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

impĕrātōrĭus — Lewis & Short

impĕrātōrĭus (inp-), a, um, adj.imperator.

I Of or belonging to a general (class.): quod ipse honos laborem leviorem faceret imperatorium, Cic. Tusc. 2, 26, 62: jus, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 21, § 57; cf. partes (shortly before: imperatoris partes), Caes. B. C. 3, 51, 5: nomen, Cic. Fam. 11, 4, 1; Tac. A. 1, 3: consilium, Cic. N. D. 3, 6, 15: laus, id. Ac. 2, 1, 2: virtus, Quint. 7, 10, 13; 8, 2, 11: ars, id. 2, 17, 34: manubiae, Cic. de Or. 3, 3, 10: pulvis sudorque (opp. campestris meditatio), Plin. Pan. 13, 1: navis, an admiral's ship, Plin. 19, 1, 5, § 22.—* Adv.: impĕrātōrĭē, like a general: dum se ad id bellum imperatorie instruit, Treb. Claud. 6.—

II (Acc. to imperator, II. B. 3.) Imperial: genesis, Suet. Dom. 10: munera, id. Vesp. 24: onera, id. Calig. 42.

In the wild

imperatoriae Historia Augusta, Commodus Antoninus 1
imperatoriae Livy, Ab urbe condita, books 6-10 - 9 p13
imperatoriis Livy, Ab urbe condita 1.9.18.6
imperatorio Historia Augusta, Gordiani Tres 22
imperatorium Historia Augusta, Gordiani Tres 5
imperatoriam Tacitus, Annales 16.p24

6 of 134 attestations shown.

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