imitatress|ˈɪmɪteɪtrɪs| [f.prec.: see -ess1.] = next. a1834Coleridge in Lit. Rem. (1836) I. 220 We all know that art is the imitatress of nature.1865Pusey Eiren. 26 Superstition, the false imitatress of true piety.1889Standard 30 Sept. 5/4 The imitatress of the Second Catherine.