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princess

American  
[prin-sis, -ses, prin-ses] / ˈprɪn sɪs, -sɛs, prɪnˈsɛs /

noun

  1. a nonreigning female member of a royal family.

  2. History/Historical. a female sovereign or monarch; queen.

  3. the consort of a prince.

  4. (in Great Britain) a daughter or granddaughter (if the child of a son) of a king or queen.

  5. a woman considered to have the qualities or characteristics of a princess.

adjective

  1. 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.

princess British  
/ prɪnˈsɛs /

noun

  1. (in Britain) a daughter of the sovereign or of one of the sovereign's sons

  2. a nonreigning female member of a sovereign family

  3. the wife and consort of a prince

  4. any very attractive or outstanding woman

  5. 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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Gender

See -ess.

Other Word Forms

  • princesslike adjective
  • princessly adjective

Etymology

Origin of princess

1350–1400; Middle English princesse < Middle French. See prince, -ess

Example Sentences

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He cajoled Harrison Ford to do more publicity for February’s “Captain America: Brave New World,” managed “princess week” at Disney theme parks and online, and is integrating the Disney+ and Hulu marketing teams.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pop’s princess and her crew don’t just await Armageddon; they welcome it.

From Salon

Fanning: I was in “Maleficent” and I played Sleeping Beauty, so like Disney princess in pink.

From Los Angeles Times

The licensing deal includes classic Disney princesses like Cinderella and Ariel, as well as characters from the worlds from such films as “Monsters Inc.,”

From Los Angeles Times

She also married Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark that October in a royal wedding in Athens, and is officially a princess.

From The Wall Street Journal

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