n.
Pronunciation: ' em-pr ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English emperice, from Anglo-French, feminine of emperur emperor
Date: 12th century
1 : the wife or widow of an emperor
2 : a woman who is the sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire
n.
Pronunciation: ' em-pr ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English emperice, from Anglo-French, feminine of emperur emperor
Date: 12th century
1 : the wife or widow of an emperor
2 : a woman who is the sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012