Etymograph

English

imperium in imperio

Imperium in imperio comes from Latin imperium in imperio.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEimperium in imperio
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1872same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEimperium in imperio
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1872same form

Earliest quotation: 1872, James Legge translating Confucius as The, Prolegomena: “...the system of presiding chiefs... was most anomalous,—an imperium…”

Every English word from Latin imperium in imperio

Today it means

noun A state within a state, inclusive of deep states or other forces which operate with sovereign-like impunity within a polity.

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Etymograph / Latin imperium in imperio / imperium in imperio

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