EMPRESS


Meaning of EMPRESS in English

/em"pris/ , n.

1. a female ruler of an empire.

2. the consort of an emperor.

[ 1125-75; ME emperice, emperesse emperesse, empereriz imperatricem, acc. of imperatrix, fem. of imperator. See EMPEROR, -TRIX ]

Usage . See -ess .

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