empress
empress definition
em·press (em′pris)
noun
- the wife of an emperor
- a woman ruler of an empire
- a woman with great power or influence the empress of his heart
Etymology: ME emperesse < OFr, fem. of empereor, emperor
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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