Synonyms for empress
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : em-pris |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛm prɪs |
Définition of empress
Origin :- mid-12c., emperice, from Old French emperesse, fem. of emperere (see emperor). Queen Victoria in 1876 became one as "Empress of India."
- noun female ruler
- Or I will be Empress of beautiful women, if that is his pleasure, and give him all an Empress's love.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- It was all in vain, he confesses; he could not alter the convictions of the Empress.
- Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
- The Marshal answered that he desired him to repair to the Empress.
- Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
- He offered his arm to the Queen of Holland, but she looked at the Empress, who had not yet risen.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- My dear empress, I have the honour to kiss your powerful hands.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- When she had been empress no more than eighteen days, she fell sick and died.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- He was the younger brother of the Empress Tsau, who for a time ruled the land.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- Long shall she remain the empress of my heart, and partner of my bed.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- Had the Empress that night desired the death of the father in order that the son might reign?
- Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
- Vinson caught sight of the inscription Empress on the lifebuoys.
- Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
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