English Explanatory Dictionary

empress

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The female monarch (ruler) of an empire.
  2. The wife or widow of an emperor or equated ruler.
  3. The third trump or major arcana card of most tarot decks.
  4. A female chimpanzee.
  5. A deciduous tree, Paulownia tomentosa
  6. A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the rook and the knight.
verb
  1. Rare form of impress.
noun
  1. The title of an empress.
name
  1. A village in Alberta, Canada.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛmpɹəs/ en-us-empress.ogg /ɪmˈpɹɛs/

Word forms

empress empresses emperess empresse empressing empressed

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.

Derived words

empress cloth empress dowager empressment empress regnant empress tree Holy Roman Empress
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