emperadriz

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin imperātrīx (“empress”), from imperō (“I command”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ẽ.pe.ɾa.ˈdɾid͡z/

Noun

emperadriz f (plural emperadrizes, masculine emperador, masculine plural emperadores)

1. empress (wife of an emperor)
   • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de Toledo, cantiga 5 (facsimile):

     Eſta ·xviiii· é como ſṫa maria aiudou · á emperadriz de roma · a ſofrer as grãdes coitaſ per que paſſou.

     This 19th is how Holy Mary helped the empress of Rome suffer the great pains she underwent.

Related terms

• emperio