kaiserin

/ˈkaɪzərɪn/
noun
  1. The wife of a kaiser (emperor of Germany or Austria).
    • The portrait of the kaiserin hung in the palace's grand hall.
    • In history class, we learned about the kaiserin who supported many charities.
    • The kaiserin attended the royal ball wearing a diamond tiara.
  2. A female ruler who holds the title of kaiser in her own right.
    • The novel imagines a world where a powerful kaiserin leads the empire.
    • Some historians argue that a kaiserin could have changed the course of the war.
    • No woman ever ruled as kaiserin in her own name in German history.