empress
See also: Empress
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English emperice, emperesse, from Anglo-Norman and Old French empereriz, from Latin imperatrix, equivalent to emperor + -ess. Compare modern French impératrice.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛmpɹəs/
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Noun
empress (plural empresses)
- The female monarch (ruler) of an empire.
- The wife or widow of an emperor or equated ruler.
- (tarot) The third trump or major arcana card of most tarot decks.
- (rare) A female chimpanzee.
- A deciduous tree, Paulownia tomentosa
Translations
female monarch of an empire
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wife or widow of an emperor
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third trump or major arcana
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɹɛs/
Verb
empress (third-person singular simple present empresses, present participle empressing, simple past and past participle empressed)
- Alternative form of impress
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