imperium in imperio
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It would be not an imperium in imperio, but an Empire over all.
From Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha by Wilson, Samuel Graham
It would remain, but would remain subject to a Parliament which would not allow an imperium in imperio.
From The Life of Froude by Paul, Herbert W. (Herbert Woodfield)
The Kirk was almost an imperium in imperio, but was still prohibited from appointing the time and place of its own General Assemblies without Royal assent.
From A Short History of Scotland by Lang, Andrew
They formed an imperium in imperio, but did not aim, at this time, to reach political power.
From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John
They form a kind of imperium in imperio.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX by Sparks, Jared
