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empress

(emprɪs)
Word forms: plural empresses
countable noun & title noun
An empress is a woman who rules an empire or who is the wife of an emperor.
Synonyms: ruler, queen, monarch, sovereign More Synonyms of empress

empress in British English

(ˈɛmprɪs)
noun
1. 
the wife or widow of an emperor
2. 
a woman who holds the rank of emperor in her own right
3. 
a woman of great power and influence
Word origin
C12: from Old French empereriz, from Latin imperātrix feminine of imperātor emperor

empress in American English

(ˈemprɪs)
noun
1. 
a female ruler of an empire
2. 
the consort of an emperor
Word origin
[1125–75; ME emperice, emperesse ‹ AF; OF emperesse, empereriz ‹ L imperātrīcem, acc. of imperātrix, fem. of imperātor. See emperor, -trix]

Examples of 'empress' in a sentence
empress

Leo Galupi had created the chamber of a Chinese empress for Carmen.
Adair, Tom (Intro) THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES (2001)

In other languages
empress

British English: empress NOUN
An empress is a woman who rules an empire or who is the wife of an emperor.
They bowed to the Empress.
  • American English: empress
  • Brazilian Portuguese: imperatriz
  • Chinese: 女皇/皇后
  • European Spanish: emperatriz
  • French: impératrice
  • German: Kaiserin
  • Italian: imperatrice
  • Japanese: 皇后
  • Korean: 황후
  • European Portuguese: imperatriz
  • Latin American Spanish: emperatriz

Chinese translation of 'empress'

empress

(ˈɛmprɪs)

n (c)

  1. [woman ruling empire] 女皇 (nǚhuáng)
  2. [wife of emperor] 皇后 (huánghòu)
(noun) 
Definition
a woman who rules an empire
the title of Empress of India
Synonyms
ruler
He was an indecisive ruler.
queen
the time she met the Queen
monarch
She will never stand down as monarch and we fully support her.
sovereign
the first British sovereign to set foot on Spanish soil
lady
potentate
a rich Eastern potentate
tsarina

Additional synonyms

in the sense of monarch
Definition
a sovereign head of state, esp. a king, queen, or emperor, who rules by hereditary right
She will never stand down as monarch and we fully support her.
Synonyms
ruler,
king or queen,
sovereign,
tsar,
potentate,
crowned head,
emperor or empress,
prince or princess
in the sense of potentate
Definition
a ruler or monarch
a rich Eastern potentate
Synonyms
ruler,
king,
prince,
emperor,
monarch,
sovereign,
mogul,
overlord
in the sense of queen
Definition
the wife of a king
the time she met the Queen
Synonyms
sovereign,
ruler,
monarch,
leader,
Crown,
princess,
majesty,
head of state,
Her Majesty,
empress,
crowned head

Nearby words of
empress

  • emporium
  • empower
  • empowerment
  • empress
  • emptiness
  • empty
  • empty-handed

Synonyms of 'empress'

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