empress's

Belonging to her

Empress's is the possessive form of empress, indicating something belonging to or associated with a female sovereign ruler or the wife of an emperor: the empress's crown, the empress's decree.

The double s reflects standard possessive formation for singular nouns ending in s sounds.

royal

throne

Ceremonial chair for sovereigns

  • crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
  • majestyImpressive supreme dignity
  • courtTrial venue or sports surface

palace · reign · decree · consort · dynasty · sovereignty · coronation · scepter · diadem · regalia

possessions

jewels

Ornamental precious stones

gardens · treasury · wardrobe · estates · servants · portrait · seal · correspondence · diary · tiara

authority

command

Authoritative instruction given

  • decreeAuthoritative legal command
  • edictAuthoritative public command
  • willFaculty of deliberate choice

approval · favor · displeasure · blessing · patronage · influence · power · judgment · wishes · orders

historical

Catherine's

Possessive for a woman's name

  • legacyWhat's passed down
  • reformsCorrective institutional changes
  • eraDistinct historical period

policies · memoirs · correspondence · portraits · reign · succession

Opposites
gendered royal status

empress'semperor's

Belonging to supreme monarch

tsar's · king's · sultan's · pharaoh's · shogun's

hierarchical position

empress'scommoner's

Belonging to non-aristocracy

peasant's · slave's · servant's · subject's · pauper's

political system

empress'srepublic's

Representative government's possessive

democracy's · people's

Phrases
Family

empress, empresses

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