empress

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English emperice, emperesse, from Anglo-Norman and Old French empereriz, from Latin imperatrix, equivalent to emperor +‎ -ess. Doublet of imperatrix. Compare modern French impératrice. ==== Alternative forms ==== emperess, empresse (obsolete) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɛmpɹəs/ ==== Noun ==== empress (plural empresses) The female monarch (ruler) of an empire. The wife or widow of an emperor or equated ruler. (tarot) The third trump or major arcana card of most tarot decks. (rare) A female chimpanzee. A deciduous tree, Paulownia tomentosa (chess) A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the rook and the knight. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English empresse, from Anglo-Norman enpresser (“to press, to imprint”), from Old French empresser. Attested from the 15th or late 14th century. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɹɛs/ Rhymes: -ɛs ==== Verb ==== empress (third-person singular simple present empresses, present participle empressing, simple past and past participle empressed) Rare form of impress. === References === S. Emmerson, A Glossary of Fairy Chess Definitions