Em"press (?), n. [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.