Empress

nounproper nouncommon in dialogue

The title of an empress.

noun

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The title of an empress.
The opening through which French taste jumped was Peter the Great’s “window on Europe,” the new Russian capital he built on the Neva River in 1703 to give Russians greater proximity to European culture, and to showcase Russia’s wealth and burgeoning cultural institutions. It took the better part of a century and Empress Catherine the Great -- wife of Peter’s grandson -- to make it happen.
Japan’s Empress Michiko, left, being welcomed by Manmohan Singh, prime minister of India, in New Delhi. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are in India on a state visit to commemorate the 60th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.
Japan's strict succession rules dictate that only men can inherit the throne, with a government advisory panel backing the tradition in a July vote despite public opinion in favour of allowing Empresses.

Etymology

From empress. The village was named in 1913 for Queen Victoria, who was Empress of India.

proper noun

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A village in Alberta, Canada.

Forms

plural: Empresses

employer · A person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the…employment · The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.empress · The female monarch (ruler) of an empire.

Empress · The title of an empress.

emptiness · The state or feeling of being empty; an emotion that combines…Emptiness · A Chinese constellation near Aquarius and Equuleus, one of…empty · Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.

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