Holy Roman Empress

Holy Roman Empress noun: an empress of the Holy Roman Empire.

Noun (1)

Holy Roman Empress (plural Holy Roman Empresses)

(historical) An empress of the Holy Roman Empire.
- Picture the scene. You're the Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa, you've enjoyed a splendid 18th century banquet surrounded by the most powerful people in your domains and it's time to sort yourself out with a post-prandial pick of the teeth, a scrape of the tongue and a spoon of the ear.2011 August 15, Mark Brown, “Habsburg exhibition reveals Holy Roman emperors' taste in bling”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...
- Waltz into a grand Austrian celebration this fall on the Danube River on an eight-day cruise marking the 300th birthday of Maria Theresa of Austria, whose one-time titles included Holy Roman Empress; Queen of Hungary, Bohemia, Croatia and Slavonia; Archduchess of Austria; and Duchess of Parma.2017 August 23, Rosemary McClure, “Party like its^([sic]) 1717 on a Danube River cruise celebrating Maria Theresa of Austria”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times...

Holy Roman empress (plural Holy Roman empresses)

Alternative letter-case form of Holy Roman Empress.
- Elsewhere in Europe, there was^([sic]) Adelaide of Burgundy (later a Holy Roman empress), Matilda of Tuscany (she led her troops into battle on horseback) and Catherine the Great.2004 May 23, Liesl Schillinger, “Power Play”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2013
- At the spa town Karlova Studanka, founded in the late 18th century by Maximilian Franz, the youngest child of Holy Roman empress Maria Theresa, all of the Swiss-chalet style buildings in the spa village hail from the 1850s to 1890s, and the mineral waters that run through it are said to cure all...2013 January 13, Seattle Times staff, “Places to go in 2013”, in The Seattle Times, Seattle, W.A.: The Seattle Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 May 2016

holy Roman empress (plural holy Roman empresses)

(rare) Rare form of Holy Roman Empress.
- Matilda [‘the Empress’] d[uche]ss of Normandy, c[oun]t[e]ss of Anjou, holy Roman empress, lady of England, [pages] 43, 49, 118, 120–1, 123, 208 […] Theophano, holy Roman empress, 22, 681980, Elizabeth M[ary] Hallam, “Index”, in Capetian France, 987–1328, Harlow, Essex; New York, N.Y.: Longman, →ISBN, pages 356, column 2, and 364, column 1
- He was awakened by the heavy hand of Otto [of Freising], who struck his nape and muttered: “On your knees, jackass!” He remembered that before him stood the holy Roman empress and also the queen of Italy, and he bent his knees, and from that moment on he behaved like the perfect courtier, except...2002 [2000], Umberto Eco, translated by William Weaver, “Baudolino talks with the emperor and falls in love with the empress”, in Baudolino, San Diego, Calif.: Harcourt, →ISBN, page 50

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What does Holy Roman Empress mean?: Holy Roman Empress means an empress of the Holy Roman Empire.
What part of speech is Holy Roman Empress?: Holy Roman Empress is a noun.
What is the plural of Holy Roman Empress?: The plural of Holy Roman Empress is Holy Roman Empresses.

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