princess
a nonreigning female member of a royal family.
History/Historical. a female sovereign or monarch; queen.
the consort of a prince.
(in Great Britain) a daughter or granddaughter (if the child of a son) of a king or queen.
a woman considered to have the qualities or characteristics of a princess.
Also princesse. (of a woman's dress, coat, or the like) styled with a close-fitting bodice and flared skirt, cut in single pieces, as gores, from shoulder to hem.
Origin of princess
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Other words from princess
- prin·cess·like, adjective
- prin·cess·ly, adjective
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How to use princess in a sentence
The journey through a magical and illogical land to rescue two princesses is sort of a 20th-century Pilgrim’s Progress — and may help you find your purpose too.
This update on the classic game of capitalism stars everyone’s favorite princess-rescuing plumber, Mario.
Classic board games that make great gifts | PopSci Commerce Team | September 30, 2020 | Popular-ScienceShe must be a princess, they decide, and that is how they choose to raise her.
That was the movie that led her, as a teenager, to start rethinking how she used to think about princesses.
Does Hollywood Still Have a Princess Problem? (Ep. 394) | Stephen J. Dubner | October 24, 2019 | FreakonomicsIf a show didn’t happen to have a princess in it, there probably weren’t many females.
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And then that chorus kicks in, and the young lady formerly known as Lizzy Grant transforms into the princess of darkness.
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Then he read the golden inscription and saw that she was a princess.
In New Brothers Grimm 'Snow White', The Prince Doesn't Save Her | The Brothers Grimm | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBoth heroines are women, but they offer a pretty bizarre dichotomy for girls: Ice queen or ditzy princess.
princess Ariel and Prince Eric walk down the aisle, and are greeted by a stout clergyman who is allegedly too happy to see them.
When the Religious Right Attacked ‘The Little Mermaid’ | Asawin Suebsaeng | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe princess still kept her eyes fixed on Louis, while, in a suppressed and unsteady voice, she answered her governess.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterBut first he held a whispered colloquy with the princess, whom he entreated, or persuaded, to re-enter her gorgeous vehicle.
The Red Year | Louis TracyLouis listened with pleasure, and dwelt with delight on the interesting princess and her son.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterThe princess was pale and thin; and, though dressed superbly, seemed fitter for her chamber.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterBesides, I've read of such things in the princess Novelettes; only there it's most generally lovers, not 'usbins, nor yet fathers.
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British Dictionary definitions for princess
/ (prɪnˈsɛs) /
(in Britain) a daughter of the sovereign or of one of the sovereign's sons
a nonreigning female member of a sovereign family
the wife and consort of a prince
any very attractive or outstanding woman
Also called: princess dress, princess line a style of dress with a fitted bodice and an A-line skirt that is shaped by seams from shoulder to hem without a seam at the waistline
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