Emperor vs Imperative - What's the difference?
emperor | imperative |
The male monarch or ruler of an empire.
(medieval political theory ) Specifically, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire; the world-monarch.
A large, relatively valuable marble in children's games.
* 2001 , Paul Webley, The economic psychology of everyday life (page 39)
essential
(computing theory) Having a semantics that incorporates mutable variables.
(grammar) of, or relating to the imperative mood
Expressing a command; authoritatively or absolutely directive.
* Bishop Hall
(uncountable, grammar) The grammatical mood expressing an order (see jussive). In English, the imperative form of a verb is the same as that of the bare infinitive.
(countable, grammar) A verb in imperative mood.
(countable) An essential action, a must: something which is imperative.
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As a noun emperor
is the male monarch or ruler of an empire.As an adjective imperative is
.emperor
English
Alternative forms
* emperour (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- The Investiture Controversy was a conflict between the Emperor and the Pope.
- But marbles are not only used to play games: they are also traded. In this market, the value of the different kinds of marbles (oilies, emperors , etc.) is determined by local supply and demand and not by the price of the marbles
Usage notes
* An emperor is generally addressed as His Imperial Majesty.Derived terms
* emperor goose * emperor moth * emperor paper * emperor penguin * little emperorAnagrams
*imperative
English
Alternative forms
*Adjective
(en adjective)- It is imperative that you come here right now.
- imperative orders
- The suits of kings are imperative .
Noun
- The verbs in sentences like "Do it!" and "Say what you like!" are in the imperative .
- Visiting Berlin is an imperative .