empress
em·press
noun \ˈem-prəs\Definition of EMPRESS
1
: the wife or widow of an emperor
2
: a woman who is the sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire
See Examples of EMPRESS
- the Emperor and Empress of Japan
- Catherine the Great was Empress of Russia.
Origin of EMPRESS
Middle English emperice, from Anglo-French, feminine of emperur emperor
First Known Use: 12th century
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