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Definition 2024

empress_dowager

empress dowager

English

Noun

empress dowager ‎(plural empress dowagers)

The mother of an emperor, especially in a Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Vietnamese empire.

Translations

mother of an emperor

Arabic:
Chinese:
Mandarin: 皇太后 (zh) ‎(huángtàihòu), 太后 (zh) ‎(tàihòu)
Finnish: leskikeisarinna

Japanese:
Korean:
Russian: вдо́вствующая императри́ца f ‎(vdóvstvujuščaja imperatríca)
Vietnamese: