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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Empress

/ĕm'-prĕs/ · Em·press · IPA /ˈɛmpɹəs/
01 n. The consort of an emperor.
  1. 1.
    The consort of an emperor.
  2. 2.
    A female sovereign.
  3. 3.
    A sovereign mistress.
Phrases & compounds
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.