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empress

/ˈempɹes/EM-pres
/ˈɛmpɹɛs/EM-pres

Meaningcommander or emperor

Common meaning: woman who rules an empire

Journey through time

  1. Latinimperator‘commander or emperor’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftscommander or emperor → female ruleremperesse‘female ruler’source
  3. Middle Englishemperesse‘female ruler’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsfemale ruler → woman who rules an empireempress‘woman who rules an empire’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin imperator ‘commander or emperor’.

Roots

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