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   empress

   /ˈɛmprɪs/

   noun

   • 1. a woman who is a sovereign ruler of great power and rank, especially one ruling an empire: "Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress at Delhi in 1877"
   • ▪ the wife or widow of an emperor: "she became Empress of France as the wife of Napoleon III"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French emperesse, feminine of emperere (see emperor).

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