empress
a female ruler of an empire.
the consort of an emperor.
Origin of empress
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How to use empress in a sentence
To them, Her Imperial Majesty and Queen empress was behaving in a manner unbecoming.
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Every word that now fell from the agitated empress was balm to the affrighted nerves of her daughter.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterThe first rail road opened in Brazil, the emperor and empress being present at the inauguration.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellNot suspecting her motive, he represented the hazard of putting so great an affront on the favourite of the empress.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterLouis was not less astonished at this charge, than the empress had been at the communication which aroused it.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterDuring this defence, the empress frequently shook her head; and when it was finished, she rose from her chair.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane Porter
British Dictionary definitions for empress
/ (ˈɛmprɪs) /
the wife or widow of an emperor
a woman who holds the rank of emperor in her own right
a woman of great power and influence
Origin of empress
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