empress

CEFRC1

/ˈɛmpɹəs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A female ruler of an empire or the wife of an emperor.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The third trump or major arcana card of most tarot decks.

Examples

  • Empress Dowager Cixi held control in China for forty-seven years.

  • The empress is visiting Australia.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ɪmˈpɹɛs/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The wife or widow of an emperor or equated ruler.

  2. The female monarch (ruler) of an empire.

  3. A deciduous tree, Paulownia tomentosa

More examples

In context

  • Tom impressed the empress.

  • Sit downe by her: adorned with my Crowne, As if thou wert the Empreſſe of the world.

  • Empress, imperial regent, and even emperor herself (r. 797–802), Irene was an important and powerful figure at the Byzantine court in the late eighth and early ninth century.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The ancient blank ruled the empire with wisdom and grace.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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.