Definition of "empress" []

• The woman ruler of an empire. (noun)
• The wife or widow of an emperor. (noun)

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• "(Soundbite of laughter) SIMON: ... who put this in - empress of the universe?"
• "Donatra, under the title of empress, had declared the worlds her forces held to be their own sovereign nation, dubbed the Imperial Romulan State."
• "All the same I hope the little empress is on the mend soon."