empress

Noun

A female ruler of an empire.
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.

Examples

She played EMPRESS, cementing her dominant position on the Words With Friends board.

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

Words With Friends Score: 13

empress: valid Words With Friends Word