imperium

/ɪmˈpɪəɹi.əm/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imperium (“power, command”), from imperō (“command, order”), from im- (form of in) + parō (“prepare, arrange; intend”). Doublet of empery and empire.

noun

  1. Supreme power; dominion.
  2. The right to command the force of the state; sovereignty.