text_original: 3. An institution which was intended to check these and similar irregularities, and generally to uphold the imperial authority and the rights of the humbler classes against the encroachments of the ter ritorial aristocracy, was the peculiarly Carolingian institution of missidominici, or (as ^ve may transhite the 'words) " imperial commissioners."
text_transcription: NUMBER THREE AN INSTITUTION WHICH WAS INTENDED TO CHECK THESE AND SIMILAR IRREGULARITIES AND GENERALLY TO UPHOLD THE IMPERIAL AUTHORITY AND THE RIGHTS OF THE HUMBLER CLASSES AGAINST THE ENCROACHMENTS OF THE TERRITORIAL ARISTOCRACY WAS THE PECULIARLY CAROLINIAN INSTITUTION OF MISSI DOMINICI OR AS WE MAY TRANSLATE THE WORDS IMPERIAL COMMISSIONERS
phonemes: θɹˈiː. ɐn ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃən wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɪntˈɛndᵻd tə tʃˈɛk ðiːz ænd sˈɪmɪlɚɹ ɪɹˌɛɡjʊlˈæɹᵻɾiz, ænd dʒˈɛnɚɹəli tʊ ʌphˈoʊld ðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ænd ðə ɹˈaɪts ʌvðə hˈʌmblɚ klˈæsᵻz ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ɛŋkɹˈoʊtʃmənts ʌvðə tˈɜː ɹɪtˈɔːɹɪəl ˌæɹɪstˈɑːkɹəsi, wʌzðə pɪkjˈuːlɪɹli kˌæɹoʊlˈɪŋɡiən ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃən ʌv mˈɪsɪdəmˌɪnɪsˌaɪ, ɔːɹ (æz vˈiː mˈeɪ tɹænʃˈaɪt ðə wˈɜːdz) " ɪmpˈɪɹiəl kəmˈɪʃənɚz."