KJV dictionary & concordance

imperious

Meaning of “imperious”

Commanding, domineering, or exercising authority in a lordly manner.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesBullokar 1616Cawdrey 1604

1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Ezekiel 16:30

Complete exact-word concordance

KJV PCE

How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord God, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman;

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Ezekiel 16:30 · retained source text

How weake is thine heart, saith the LORD God, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman?

Source order

1 · KJV context and cross-references

Historical English dictionary sources

Commanding with authority; lordlike; stately.

paragraph 2152

Desiring to rule; commanding; stately.

paragraph 1238