empress

Meanings

Noun

a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor
The female monarch (ruler) of an empire.
The wife or widow of an emperor or equated ruler.
The third trump or major arcana card of most tarot decks.
A female chimpanzee.
A deciduous tree, Paulownia tomentosa

Verb

Rare form of impress.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Scrabble Score: 11

empress is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
empress is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
empress is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

empress is a valid Words With Friends word