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Empress vs Sultana - What's the difference?

empress | sultana | Synonyms |

As nouns the difference between empress and sultana

is that empress is the female monarch (ruler) of an empire while sultana is a pale yellow raisin made from a seedless grape.

As a verb empress

is alternative form of lang=en.

As a proper noun Empress

is a village in Alberta, Canada.

empress

English

(Emperor)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) emperice, emperesse, from (etyl) and (etyl) emperiz, emperesse, from (etyl) imperatrix.

Noun

(es)
  • The female monarch (ruler) of an empire.
  • The wife or widow of an emperor or equated ruler (e.g. Persian shah).
  • (label) A female chimpanzee.
    • Related terms
    * emperor

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (es)

    • sultana

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia sultana) sultan (Ibrahim I) (en noun)
  • A pale yellow raisin made from a seedless grape
  • A female sultan or wife of a sultan

    • Synonyms

    * sultaness (female sense only)

    Derived terms

    * sultana bird

    See also

    * odalisque

    References

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