empress

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Empress \Em"press\, n. [OE. empress, emperice, OF. empereis, empereris, fr. L. imperatrix, fem. of imperator. See Emperor.]

1.The consort of an emperor. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2.A female sovereign. [1913 Webster]

3.A sovereign mistress. "Empress of my soul." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Empress cloth, a cloth for ladies' dresses, either wholly of wool, or with cotton warp and wool weft. It resembles merino, but is not twilled. [1913 Webster]

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