imperialEnglishOxford English Thesaurusimperial adjective 1 the symbol figured on the imperial banners: royal, regal, monarchal, monarchial, monarchical, sovereign, kingly, queenly, princely, majestic; rare imperatorial. 2 her imperial bearing: majestic, grand, dignified, proud, stately, noble, aristocratic, regal; magnificent, great, distinguished, imposing, impressive, august, lofty. 3 our customers thought we were imperial and uninterested in them: imperious, high-handed, commanding, peremptory, dictatorial, domineering, bossy, arrogant, overweening, overbearing, authoritarian, tyrannical, authoritative, lordly, officious.imperial Oxford Dictionary of English