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empress

noun em·press \ˈem-prəs\

: the wife or widow of an emperor

: a woman who rules an empire

Full Definition of EMPRESS

: the wife or widow of an emperor

: a woman who is the sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire

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Middle English emperice, from Anglo-French, feminine of emperur emperor

First Known Use: 12th century

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noun em·press \ˈem-prəs\

: a woman who rules an empire

: the wife of an emperor

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