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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 im·pe·ra·tor /ˌɪmpəˈrɑtɚ/
 大將軍;羅馬皇帝

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Im·pe·ra·tor n.  Rom. Antiq. A commander; a leader; an emperor; -- originally an appellation of honor by which Roman soldiers saluted their general after an important victory.  Subsequently the title was conferred as a recognition of great military achievements by the senate, whence it carried with it some special privileges.  After the downfall of the Republic it was assumed by Augustus and his successors, and came to have the meaning now attached to the word emperor.
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