imperium in imperio
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If they had a dangerous resemblance to an imperium in imperio, they minimized it by their obvious desire to exercise influence through the Emperor.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Sir Charles Eliot
The Church, in the Latitudinarian view was thus either the creature of the state or an imperium in imperio; but Leslie would not admit that fruitful stumbling block to the debate.
From Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham by Harold Joseph Laski
It is, in fact, an imperium in imperio and its conflict with the state is inevitable.
From Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham by Harold Joseph Laski
Politically they formed an imperium in imperio, and their influence was paramount in the tribal councils.
From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Basil Thomson
The commercial concessions which Clive had forced from him gave the English an imperium in imperio.
From Rulers of India: Lord Clive by George Bruce Malleson
