- British system of measures - Tokyo’s ... Palace - Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an
imperial government; imperial authority or edict. - Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one
who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme. - Of superior or unusual size or excellence; as, imperial
paper; imperial tea, etc. - The tuft of hair on a man's lower lip and chin; -- so
called from the style of beard of Napoleon III. - An outside seat on a diligence.