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emperial (s.xii3/4)
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emperial (s.xii3/4)

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enperial;  emperal;  imperial,  imperiall,  imperiel  
  FEW:  imperialis 4,586b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  emperial 9,441a TL: emperïal 3,101 / imperïal 4,1352 DEAF: ∅ DMF:  empérial  / impérial 1  TLF:  impérial  OED:  imperial adj. and n.  MED:  imperial adj.  DMLBS:  imperialis 1248b

a.

1statusimperial, of the emperor: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Salomé ad oye le dit emperial  Rom Chev ANTS 1633
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  les deniers de la moneie imperiale  TREVET Cron1 250.6
♦lawRoman: 
( 1292 )  [...] ke droit li soit fait solom les usages d’Escoce [...] e non pas par ley emperial  Scot Docs 43
( 1313 )  Quei respounetz vous a la lei imperiele donqe solounc qe le lei de terre est foundu [...] ?  YBB Ed II xv 70
♦belonging to the Roman empire: 
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Il vent a Varlam (= St Albans) , un liu emperial  S Aub 10
2statusprincely, royal: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Chevache Alisandre, li roys emperiaus  Rom Chev ANTS 4764
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Ne fu mes si honie pucele enperial  Horn 883
3splendid, magnificent: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  (The horse) Mult fut bels e bien fet si semble emperial  Rom Chev ANTS 463
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  il avra la cupe emperial  Horn 584
( 1423 )  .j. chaperon de drap d'or imperiall, furrez des ermyns  Rot Parl1 iv 240

s.

statuslord, ruler: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Issi iert il sur tuz sire e enperial  Horn 207
cartatique emperial
pharm.med.karthaticum imperiale (cathartic medicament): 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Et face l'en esclistere neis de benoite aguisi‚ de scamonie dous onces, de blanche aguisi‚ de scamonie ou de katartico imperiale ou de teoder[ic]o[n] owellement  A-N Med i 173
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  trois drames de cartatique emperial  Pop Med 332.4
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