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A system of weights and measures originally developed in England. Similar but not always the same as US standard units. Example of Imperial measures: Length: inches, feet, yards.
Â· just now. Report Abuse. standard (or imperial) came from the use of human body parts to measure things-a foot = the length of the king's foot. of course, they'd have to change the measurement every time a new king comes by. metric uses the concept of x10, it came much later.