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princess
[prin-sis, -ses, prin-ses]
noun
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.
adjective
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
/ prɪnˈsɛs /
noun
(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
Gender Note
Other Word Forms
- princesslike adjective
- princessly adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Three years later, the princess won a custody battle that played out in the highest court in the UK, which gave her sole custody of their two children.
Former Panorama reporter Bashir secured the interview with Diana in 1995 after showing her brother faked bank statements that suggested people close to the princess were being paid by the security service MI5.
The pop star, who has had surgery for breast cancer, shared a hug with the princess, who was attending her first Royal Variety Performance since her recovery from cancer.
Other times the princess would watch from her wheeled invalid chair as Penelope sewed.
Proof that Penelope is not a princess in disguise.
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