Empress

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The woman ruler of an empire.
  • n. The wife or widow of an emperor.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The female monarch (ruler) of an empire.
  • n. The wife or widow of an emperor or equated ruler (e.g. Persian shah).
  • v. Alternative form of impress.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The consort of an emperor.
  • n. A female sovereign.
  • n. A sovereign mistress.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A woman who rules over an empire; a woman invested with imperial power or sovereignty.
  • n. The wife or the widow of an emperor: in the latter case called specifically empress dowager.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    emperor   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    monarch   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    countess    duchess    princess    baroness    monarch    queen    baronet    sister-in-law    earl    mistress