empress

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈɛmprəs/
• SAMPA: /"Empr\@s/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular empress

Plural empresses

1. (countable) An empress is the female leader or monarch of an empire.
2. (countable) An empress is the wife of an emperor.

Related words

• empire
• emperor
• imperial
• imperialism