 |
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Empress \Em"press\, noun [OE. empress, emperice, OF. empereis, empereris, fr. L. imperatrix, fem. of imperator. See {Emperor}.]
1. The consort of an emperor. --Shak.
2. A female sovereign.
3. A sovereign mistress. ''Empress of my soul.'' --Shak.
{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. ||
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Empress
noun: a woman Emperor or the wife of an Emperor
 |
Definitions retrieved from local copies of the freely distributed DICT client/server software and databases. Click here for database copyright information. - KM |