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empress

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noun/ˈɛmpɹəs/
  1. 1

    The female monarch (ruler) of an empire.

    • Sit downe by her: adorned with my Crowne, As if thou wert the Empreſſe of the world.
  2. 2

    The wife or widow of an emperor or equated ruler.

    • 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.
  3. 3

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

  4. 4

    A female chimpanzee.rare

  5. 5

    A deciduous tree, Paulownia tomentosa

  6. 6

    A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the rook and the knight.

verb/ɪmˈpɹɛs/
  1. 1

    Rare form of impress.form-ofrare

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