emperesse

Middle English

Noun

emperesse

1. Alternative form of emperice
   • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Franklin's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 1045-1048:

     ‘Your blisful suster, Lucina the shene,
     That of the see is chief goddesse and quene,
     Though Neptunus have deitee in the see,
     Yet emperesse aboven him is she:’ [...]

     ‘Your blissful sister, Lucina the bright,
     Who of the sea is chief goddess and queen,
     Though Neptune have godly dominion in the sea,
     Yet empress above him is she:’ [...]