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empress definition

em·press (em′pris)

noun

  1. the wife of an emperor
  2. a woman ruler of an empire
  3. 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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