also: にょてい
noun
Refers to a female emperor or sovereign ruler, especially in historical contexts such as the Japanese imperial line.
推古天皇は日本初の女帝とされています。
Empress Suiko is considered Japan's first empress.
女帝の治世は平和だったと伝えられている。
It is said that the empress's reign was peaceful.
Compound of 女 (woman, female) and 帝 (sovereign, emperor). The reading じょてい is the standard on'yomi combination; にょてい is a variant reading of the first character.