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empress

Pronunciation: /ˈɛmpɹəs/

The English word “empress” has 6 meanings listed here.

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.

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.

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