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em·press

–noun

1.	a female ruler of an empire.

2.	the consort of an emperor.

[Origin: 1125–75; ME emperice, emperesse < AF; OF emperesse, empereriz < L imperātrīcem, acc. of imperātrix, fem. of imperātor. See emperor, -trix

]

—Usage note See -ess.

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n.

The woman ruler of an empire.
The wife or widow of an emperor.

[Middle English emperesse, from Old French, feminine of empereor, emperor; see emperor.]

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empress
noun
a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor

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Em"per*ess\, n. See Empress. [Obs.]

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Em"per*or\, n. [OF. empereor, empereour, F. empereur, L. imperator, fr. imperare to command; in in + parare to prepare, order. See Parade, and cf. Imperative, Empress.] The sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire; -- a title of dignity superior to that of king; as, the emperor of Germany or of Austria; the emperor or Czar of Russia.

Emperor goose (Zo["o]l.), a large and handsome goose (Philacte canagica), found in Alaska.

Emperor moth (Zo["o]l.), one of several large and beautiful bombycid moths, with transparent spots on the wings; as the American Cecropia moth (Platysamia cecropia), and the European species (Saturnia pavonia).

Emperor paper. See under Paper.

Purple emperor (Zo["o]l.), a large, strong British butterfly (Apatura iris).

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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.

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