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Empress

emp·ress

UK/ɪmˈpɹɛs/ US/ˈɛmprɛs/ fairly common

noun

1.

a woman Emperor or the wife of an Emperor

Origin

From Middle English emperice, emperesse, from Anglo-Norman and Old French empereriz, from Latin imperatrix, equivalent to emperor + -ess. Doublet of imperatrix. Compare modern French impératrice.

Phrases

  • empress cloth
  • empress dowager
  • empress regnant
  • empress tree
  • Holy Roman Empress

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