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prin·cess (prin′sis, -ses′; Brit prin ses′, prin′ses′)

noun

  1. Archaic any female monarch; esp., a queen
  2. a nonreigning female member of a royal family
  3. in Great Britain,
    1. a daughter of the sovereign
    2. a daughter of a son of the sovereign
  4. the wife of a prince
  5. any woman or girl regarded as like a princess, as in being:
    1. graceful, accomplished, or outstanding in some way
    2. pampered, protected, snobbish, arrogant, etc.

Etymology: ME princesse < MFr: see prince & -ess

princess2 definition

prin·cess (prin′sis, -ses′; prin ses′)

adjective

of or designating a woman's one-piece, closefitting, gored garment, unbroken at the waistline and with a flared skirt
also princesse prin·cesse′ (-ses′)

Etymology: < Fr princesse, princess

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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