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empress

[em-pris] / ˈɛm prɪs /
NOUN
female ruler
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“Russia and Western Europe converged” under the empress, at least for a short while.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

I had done so many things, but people probably knew me most for “Maleficent,” but it was then fun to be in “The Great” and I’m playing an empress, but she’s not the Disney version.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

In a rare interview, his mother, the former empress Farah Pahlavi told AFP from her home in Paris in written answers to questions there was "no turning back" after the wave of protests.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

A crown of the empress Eugénie was left at the scene and is being examined to see if it is damaged.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

He caught a glimpse of a black squirrel moving through the snow-covered branches of an oak, and paused to study the silvery web of an empress spider.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin