empress Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor

WordNet

Em"press noun
Etymology
OE. empress, emperice, OF. empereis, empereris, fr. L. imperatrix, fem. of imperator. See Emperor.
Definitions
  1. The consort of an emperor. Shak.
  2. A female sovereign.
  3. A sovereign mistress. "Empress of my soul." Shak.

Webster 1913