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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 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
- (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 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
Gender Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- c· adjective
- c· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
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.
While, like Diana, she has exponentially more charisma than the average royal, Meghan doesn't possess the late princess' messy vulnerability.
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.”
The princess announced in January she was in remission after completing a course of preventative chemotherapy after her cancer diagnosis.
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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