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.

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)