Impress or impress means to leave a dent or to produce a mark using pressure, literally or figuratively--
Use the stamp to impress your initials into the leather.
He tried to impress her with tales of his exploits, but she only laughed at him.
Empress or empress means a female monarch of more than one country--an empire--
Victoria was called an empress when she ruled both Britain and India.
An empress may rule over a subject queen.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"After his visit with the empress, mere royal courts failed to impress him."
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