Etymology

imperatrix

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Today it means: The reigning empress; Female equivalent of Imperator. Full definition →

Latin imperātrīx
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imperatrix · noun1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromimperātrīx
  2. English todayimperatrix

Unadapted borrowing from Latin imperātrīx. By surface analysis, imperate + -trix. Doublet of empress.

Imperatrix · proper noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromimperatrix“empress”
  2. English todayImperatrix

From Latin imperatrix (“empress”).

Words from the same roots

Latinimperātrīx all →

empress

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