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empress
[ em-pris ]
empress
/ ˈɛmprɪs /
noun
- 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
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of empress1
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Example Sentences
To them, Her Imperial Majesty and Queen Empress was behaving in a manner unbecoming.
If you want Cinderella to become the empress of the world...
The Empress added a special clause for land-owning farmers, who were allowed to distill up to three hundred liters.
He quickly made a name for himself among the French aristocracy; among his patrons was Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III.
With Empress of Fashion: A Life of Diana Vreeland, Stuart does more than celebrate and bear witness.
Every word that now fell from the agitated Empress was balm to the affrighted nerves of her daughter.
The first rail road opened in Brazil, the emperor and empress being present at the inauguration.
Not suspecting her motive, he represented the hazard of putting so great an affront on the favourite of the Empress.
Louis was not less astonished at this charge, than the Empress had been at the communication which aroused it.
During this defence, the Empress frequently shook her head; and when it was finished, she rose from her chair.
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