imperatrix
imperatrix is the female equivalent of imperator.
Meaning of imperator
Noun
imperator (plural imperators or imperatores)
- An emperor.
- But to compensate in some degree for what was then taken away, the custom was introduced of bestowing what was termed Triumphalia Ornamenta, that is, permission to receive the titles bestowed upon, and to appear in public with the robes worn by the imperatores of the commonwealth when they...1843, “TRIUMPHUS”, in William Smith, Charles Anthon, editors, A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, 3rd American edition, New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Oh.; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company...
Proper noun capitalized: Imperatrix
Imperatrix
Synonyms of imperatrix
Forms of imperatrix
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | imperatrices |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | imperatrix |
Origin of imperatrix
Unadapted borrowing from Latin imperātrīx. By surface analysis, imperate + -trix. Doublet of empress.
From Latin imperatrix (“empress”).
Questions about imperatrix
- What does imperatrix mean?
- Imperatrix means the reigning empress; Female equivalent of Imperator.
- What is imperatrix the female equivalent of?
- Imperatrix is the female equivalent of imperator.
- What part of speech is imperatrix?
- Imperatrix is a proper noun.
Words near imperatrix in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: imperatrix (page history and authors); Imperatrix (page history and authors); imperator (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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