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empress; a comprehensive historical and psychological etymology  

 

  1. empress  

noun; woe to man,

sovereign ruler

of great power             and rank,

especially, one ruling

an empire.

 

  1. empress;

noun; the wife             or widow of an emperor.

 

 impress?

embers?

Memphis?                   

empress

 

colloquially; an expression used by man

in reference to his lover.

 

  1. empress;

empress; as in, the empress tarot.

a very positive card to get. real love and romance is on the way. 

 

impress.

 

4.         Does empress mean queen?

no. empress; female emperor.

an emperor is like a king:

a king is a person with absolute power.

like over country, or over person.

an empress is therefore like a queen.

 

just as a queen is the wife of a king, an empress might be the wife of an emperor.

 

5.         empress; verb;

  transitive and intransitive. to impress.

of the Anglo-Norman enpresser, or impresser,  meaning

to press, imprint, torment,

impinge, oppress, constrain, harass,

empress // to urge

empress // unrest

empress // invent

empress // interest

incest // unless  // enchants // in chance // you can’t

invest (in hours or cents) // to stand

days past // in time // only mine

are left // unless

some egghead scissor-handed suit man

comes to

buy them

grab them

take what’s left

of your jewel-calloused hands

and then // kiss

empress

you // might regret this

empress,

reject // reject

you are still this

empress. more empress,

skin glued to pearled gown // you

still

impress.

you will.

your will.

(interpret

as you

will)

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