EMPRESS


Meaning of EMPRESS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈem-prəs ]

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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.