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princess

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

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 c. (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

/ ɪˈɛ /

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 calledprincess dressprincess 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Gender Note

See -ess.
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • c· adjective
  • c· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of princess1

1350–1400; Middle English princesse < Middle French. See prince, -ess
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Her father Glen Sebastian described her as a "typical little princess" and said they would enjoy visiting places like the West End and art galleries.

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While, like Diana, she has exponentially more charisma than the average royal, Meghan doesn't possess the late princess' messy vulnerability.

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Influenced by Audrey Hepburn’s character in the 1953 film “Roman Holiday,” Green envisioned a world where “the princess lived her life in color rather than black-and-white.”

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The princess announced in January she was in remission after completing a course of preventative chemotherapy after her cancer diagnosis.

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At the end of the story, Zegler tells young viewers: "To be a powerful princess you just need to be wonderful, brilliant you!"

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