empereriz (s.xii3/4)

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empereriz (s.xii3/4)

  FEW:  imperator 4,585a Gdf:  empereris 3,58b GdfC: TL: empererriz 3,101 DEAF:  empereor (empererriz)  DMF:  empereris  TLF: OED: MED: DMLBS:  imperatrix 1247a
enpereriz  

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1statusempress, female ruler of an empire
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  La sist l’empereres, si sist l’emper[er]iz  3957
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Henri, Né de Mahelt, l’empereriz  ii 308.11437
( 1260 )  [...] ne des hoirs l’enpereriz sue (=?) einsnee la contesse  194
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