empress en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɛmpɹəs/
Etymology
From Middle English emperice, emperesse, from Anglo-Norman and Old French empereriz, from Latin imperatrix, equivalent to emperor + -ess. Doublet of imperatrix. Compare modern French impératrice.
Meanings
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The female monarch (ruler) of an empire.
Sit downe by her: adorned with my Crowne, As if thou wert the Empreſſe of the world.
c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act III, scene iii:
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The wife or widow of an emperor or equated ruler.
Empress, imperial regent, and even emperor herself (r. 797–802), Irene was an important and powerful figure at the Byzantine court in the late eighth and early ninth century.
2008, Encyclopedia of Barbarian Europe: Society in Transformation, page 211:
- The third trump or major arcana card of most tarot decks.
- (rare) A female chimpanzee.
- A deciduous tree, Paulownia tomentosa
- A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the rook and the knight.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| empresse | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| empresses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| emperess | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Holy Roman Empress · empressment · empress dowager · empress cloth · empress regnant · empress tree
Translations (158)
ca emperadriu (wife or widow of an emperor) · gd ban-ìmpire (wife or widow of an emperor) · fi keisarinna (female monarch of an empire) · kk патшайым (female monarch of an empire) · th จักรพรรดินี (female monarch of an empire) · gu સમ્રાજ્ઞી (female monarch of an empire) · ky ханыша (female monarch of an empire) · de Kaiserin (wife or widow of an emperor) · mk царица (wife or widow of an emperor) · wym kazeryn (female monarch of an empire) · la imperātrīx (female monarch of an empire) · de Kaiserin (female monarch of an empire) · it imperatrice (female monarch of an empire) · cy ymerodres (female monarch of an empire) · cs císařovna (female monarch of an empire) · gv ard-venrein (female monarch of an empire) · ps امپراتوره (female monarch of an empire) · lv imperatrise (wife or widow of an emperor) · km អធិរាជិនី (wife or widow of an emperor) · pl imperatorowa (female monarch of an empire) · nb keiserinne (wife or widow of an emperor) · nb keiserinne (female monarch of an empire) · gv ard-venrein (wife or widow of an emperor) · tg императорзан (female monarch of an empire) · cmn 女皇 (female monarch of an empire) · ko 황후 (wife or widow of an emperor) · eo imperiestrino (female monarch of an empire) · ru императри́ца (female monarch of an empire) · ko 여황 (female monarch of an empire) · cs císařovna (wife or widow of an emperor) · el αυτοκράτειρα (female monarch of an empire) · ca emperadriu (female monarch of an empire) · nl keizerin (female monarch of an empire) · lv ķeizariene (female monarch of an empire) · csb césôrka (female monarch of an empire) · my ဧကရီ (female monarch of an empire) · ar إِمْبِرَاطُورَة (female monarch of an empire) · mnc ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠩᡥᡝᠣ (wife or widow of an emperor) · mk императорка (female monarch of an empire) · gl emperatriz (female monarch of an empire) · it imperatrice (wife or widow of an emperor) · ur مہارانی (female monarch of an empire) · hi मलिका (female monarch of an empire) · km អធិរាជិនី (female monarch of an empire) · ar قَيْصَرَة (female monarch of an empire) · fa امپراتریس (female monarch of an empire) · kk император әйел (female monarch of an empire) · ar مَلِكَة (female monarch of an empire) · sh cȁrica (female monarch of an empire) · da enkekejserinde (wife or widow of an emperor) · ja 王后 (wife or widow of an emperor) · ko 녀제 (female monarch of an empire) · bn সম্রাজ্ঞী (wife or widow of an emperor) · ro împărăteasă (wife or widow of an emperor) · ru цари́ца (female monarch of an empire) · es emperatriz (female monarch of an empire) · eo imperiestrino (wife or widow of an emperor) · vi nữ hoàng (female monarch of an empire) · fi šaahitar (female monarch of an empire) · la imperatrix (wife or widow of an emperor) · hi सुल्ताना (female monarch of an empire) · pl cesarzowa (female monarch of an empire) · enm emperice (female monarch of an empire) · ms maharani (female monarch of an empire) · th ราชินี (female monarch of an empire) · km រាជិនី (female monarch of an empire) · vi hoàng hậu (female monarch of an empire) · uz imperator ayol (female monarch of an empire) · ja 女皇 (female monarch of an empire) · fr impératrice (female monarch of an empire) · rup amirãroanji (female monarch of an empire) · ro împărăteasă (female monarch of an empire) · fy keizerinne (female monarch of an empire) · ar زَوْجَةْ إِمِبْرَاطُور (wife or widow of an emperor) · lo ຈັກກະພັດດິນິ (female monarch of an empire) · sv kejsarinna (female monarch of an empire) · be імператры́ца (female monarch of an empire) · ko 여제 (female monarch of an empire) · uk імператри́ця (female monarch of an empire) · sh ца̏рица (female monarch of an empire) · ko 왕후 (wife or widow of an emperor) · ky император аял (female monarch of an empire) · cy ymerodres (wife or widow of an emperor) · nl keizerin (wife or widow of an emperor) · da kejserinde (female monarch of an empire) · ka დედოფალი (female monarch of an empire) · ko 녀황 (female monarch of an empire) · es emperatriz (wife or widow of an emperor) · mk царица (female monarch of an empire) · fa ملکه (female monarch of an empire) · ang cāseren (female monarch of an empire) · tg малика (female monarch of an empire) · lv imperatore (female monarch of an empire) · hi महारानी (female monarch of an empire) · bg цари́ца (female monarch of an empire) · ur سلطانہ (female monarch of an empire) · ang cāseren (wife or widow of an emperor) · sq perandoreshë (female monarch of an empire) · id maharatu (female monarch of an empire) · ru императри́ца (wife or widow of an emperor) · cmn 王后 (wife or widow of an emperor) · be цары́ца (female monarch of an empire) · hy կայսրուհի (wife or widow of an emperor) · he קיסרית (female monarch of an empire) · lo ລາຊິນີ (female monarch of an empire) · ms permaisuri (female monarch of an empire) · bg императри́ца (female monarch of an empire) · enm emperice (wife or widow of an emperor) · gd ban-ìmpire (female monarch of an empire) · da kejserinde (wife or widow of an emperor) · es coya (wife or widow of an emperor) · et keisrinna (female monarch of an empire) · uk імператри́ця (wife or widow of an emperor) · pt imperadora (female monarch of an empire) · hy կայսրուհի (female monarch of an empire) · ar إِمْبْرَاطُورَة (wife or widow of an emperor) · cmn 皇后 (wife or widow of an emperor) · pt imperatriz (female monarch of an empire) · ur ملکہ (female monarch of an empire) · ms maharani (wife or widow of an emperor) · te చక్రవర్తిని (female monarch of an empire) · fi keisarinna (wife or widow of an emperor) · nn keisarinne (female monarch of an empire) · fi šaahitar (wife or widow of an emperor) · id maharani (female monarch of an empire) · lv ķeizariene (wife or widow of an emperor) · hu császárné (wife or widow of an emperor) · kk патшаханым (female monarch of an empire) · tr imparatoriçe (female monarch of an empire) · ga banimpire (wife or widow of an emperor) · pt imperatriz (wife or widow of an emperor) · ug ئايال پادىشاھ (female monarch of an empire) · kk император әйел (wife or widow of an emperor) · sh импѐра̄торица (female monarch of an empire) · az imperatriçə (female monarch of an empire) · sl cesarica (female monarch of an empire) · ja 女帝 (female monarch of an empire) · ky императрица (female monarch of an empire) · uz malika (female monarch of an empire) · lt imperatorienė (wife or widow of an emperor) · sh impèrātorica (female monarch of an empire) · mk императорка (wife or widow of an emperor) · bn সম্রাজ্ঞী (female monarch of an empire) · fy keizerinne (wife or widow of an emperor) · sl cesarica (wife or widow of an emperor) · vi hoàng hậu (wife or widow of an emperor) · uz imperator xotini (female monarch of an empire) · cu цѣсарица (female monarch of an empire) · sk cisárovná (female monarch of an empire) · ga banimpire (female monarch of an empire) · is keisaraynja (female monarch of an empire) · nn keisarinne (wife or widow of an emperor) · hu császárnő (female monarch of an empire) · lt imperatorė (female monarch of an empire) · ja 皇后 (wife or widow of an emperor) · uk цари́ця (female monarch of an empire) · hi साम्राज्ञी (female monarch of an empire) · el αυτοκράτειρα (wife or widow of an emperor)