Female ruler (7)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">female ruler</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(female version of emperor)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for empress that I've seen before include "She rules a vast realm" , "one married to ruler?" , "Victoria, the > female penguin?" , "Josephine, for instance" , "Queen Victoria was one" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">female ruler</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for queen that I've seen before include "Female cat" , "Rock group; royal personage" , "powerful man on board" , "She commands" , "Female monarch" .)