Can the words Lord and Emperor be used for women?

Question

for example, Lord Beatricce, Emperor Beatricce etc?

Answer 1

Are you seeking a universal definition or something from British history?

Universally, the term Lord is a religious term and it applies only to the male gender. That may change in other nations around the world, but by religious or ancient world standards it only applies to males. The same for the term Emperor.

In Britain, they use terms like Lord and Lady and, in Asia, we use terms like Emperor and Empress. Denoting the different roles for different sexes.

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Answer 2

Hardly

Answer 3

check wikidictionary on line

Answer 4

Typically a female Lord is either a Lady or in the UK a female peer is a Baroness (the wife of a Baron is a Lady). An Emperor is also a male noun - a female Emperor is an Empress  whether ruling or a consort.

However, the "Lord of Mann" (the Head of the Isle of Man) is a woman - Queen Elizabeth II.

Answer 5

No, they can't be used for a woman because they are masculine nouns. To use your example, it will be Lady Beatrice or Empress Beatrice.

Masculine: Lord, Sir, Duke, Emperor, King, Earl, Marquess

Feminine: Lady, Lady, Duchess, Empress, Queen, Countess, Marchioness

Answer 6

They have been used, but generally, when applied to women, the feminine form has been applied. "Lady", in the case of "Lord"; "Empress", in the case of "Emperor".

Mathilda (1102 - 1167) only surviving child of the English king Henry I was known as "The Lady of the English" to signify her position as the king's heiress. The Empress Catherine the Great of Russia (1729 - 1796) was sovereign in her own right, but was called Empress rather than Emperor.

Interestingly, women are almost never known as "Lord Beatrice" or "Emperor Beatrice", but married royal ladies do become known by their husbands' names and a feminine form of his title. So, when Queen Victoria of Britain's daughter - also named Victoria - married the German Emperor Frederick, the young bride became known officially as "Empress Frederick". Similarly, when Prince Michael of Kent of the British royal family, married Marie-Christine von Reibnitz, she became "Princess Michael of Kent", or simply "Princess Michael."