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empress
empress /ˈem.prəs/ noun [C]
► F0 a female ruler of an empire, or the wife of a male ruler of an empire→ SEE ALSO EMPEROR(Cf. ↑emperor)Thesaurus+: ↑Royalty, aristocracy and titles• • • Extra Examples:» Queen Victoria was Empress of India as well as Queen of Great Britain.» We visited the tomb of Zhu Yijun and his two empresses.» Empress Josephine's marriage to Napoleon was dissolved in 1809.» She looked extremely grand and untouchable, like an empress, sitting in that coach.» This collection of jewels once belonged to a Russian empress, Catherine the Great. |