princess

[ prin-sis, -ses, prin-ses ]

/ ˈprɪn sɪs, -sɛs, prɪnˈsɛs /

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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.

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Origin of princess

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

usage note for princess

See -ess.

OTHER WORDS FROM princess

prin·cess·like, adjectiveprin·cess·ly, adjective

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How to use princess in a sentence

The Disney princesses are really, in a way, seeking validation through men.
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How delightful to avoid the commonplace Pharaohs, Ethiopian princesses, poisoned cups, and all the rest of these dolls tales!
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Kings and princes had sought for his friendship; queens and princesses had lavished on him their sweetest smiles.
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The young Princesses, her daughters, had charms besides those of their beauty.
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Sometime during the year a list of marriageable princesses was prepared by the Emperor's orders.
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Accordingly he placed himself behind the door of the princesses' room, with the twelve bouquets in a basket.
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British Dictionary definitions for princess

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

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