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em·press  (mprs)

n.

1. The woman ruler of an empire.

2. The wife or widow of an emperor.

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[Middle English emperesse, from Old French, feminine of empereor, emperor; see emperor.]

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empress [ˈɛmprɪs]

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the wife or widow of an emperor

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a woman who holds the rank of emperor in her own right

3. a woman of great power and influence

[from Old French empereriz, from Latin imperātrix feminine of imperātor emperor]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

empress - a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor emperor - the male ruler of an empire

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empress

noun ruler, queen, monarch, sovereign, lady, potentate, tsarina the title of Empress of India

Translations

empress [ˈemprɪs] N → emperatriz f

empress [ˈɛmprɪs] n → impératrice f

empress

n → Kaiserin f

empress [ˈɛmprɪs] n → imperatrice f

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empress [ˈɛmprɪs] n → imperatrice f