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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
He looks out the window and says “There’s a parade, and a great princess is walking by in all her finery . . .”
"We're physically present but mentally absent, unable to fully engage with the people right in front of us," writes the princess, in an essay that's part of her early years education campaign.
None of his children currently have their own phone – something he said he and the princess were strict about.
On Sunday, Blanco shared his own commemorative post on Instagram with a caption that read: “i married a real life disney princess.”
The royals made an emotional visit to Southport last autumn, in what was the princess's first public engagement after she had finished her chemotherapy.
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