Empress

See also: empress

English

Etymology

From empress. The village was named in 1913 for Queen Victoria, who was Empress of India.

Noun

Empress (plural Empresses)

  1. The title of an empress.
    Coordinate term: Emperor
    • 2003 March 3, Jo Ann Lewis, “An empress’ Louvre and labor of love”, in Los Angeles Times[1], Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 November 2025:
      The opening through which French taste jumped was Peter the Great’s “window on Europe,” the new Russian capital he built on the Neva River in 1703 to give Russians greater proximity to European culture, and to showcase Russia’s wealth and burgeoning cultural institutions. It took the better part of a century and Empress Catherine the Great -- wife of Peter’s grandson -- to make it happen.
    • 2013 December 2, “Image of the Day: December 2”, in The New York Times[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 4 December 2013:
      Japan’s Empress Michiko, left, being welcomed by Manmohan Singh, prime minister of India, in New Delhi. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are in India on a state visit to commemorate the 60th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.
    • 2021 October 1, Chris Pleasance, “Japan's Princess Mako is suffering from PTSD over criticism of her marriage to a commoner, it is revealed: []”, in Daily Mail[3], London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 1 October 2021:
      Japan's strict succession rules dictate that only men can inherit the throne, with a government advisory panel backing the tradition in a July vote despite public opinion in favour of allowing Empresses.

Proper noun

Empress

  1. A village in Alberta, Canada.