emperadriz
Old Galician-Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Latin imperātrīx (“empress”), from imperō (“I command”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
emperadriz f (plural emperadrizes, masculine emperador, masculine plural emperadores)
- empress (wife of an emperor)
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, To codex, 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.
- Eſta ·xviiii· é como ſṫa maria aiudou · á emperadriz de roma · a ſofrer as grãdes coitaſ per que paſſou.