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princess

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prin·cess  (prnss, -ss, prn-ss)
n.
1. A woman member of a royal family other than the monarch, especially a daughter of a monarch.
2.
a. A woman who is a ruler of a principality.
b. A woman who is a hereditary ruler; a queen.
3. A noblewoman of varying status or rank.
4. The wife of a prince.
5. A woman regarded as having the status or qualities of a princess.
adj.
Designed to hang in smooth, close-fitting, unbroken lines from shoulder to flared hem: a princess dress.

[Middle English princesse, from Old French, feminine of prince, prince; see prince.]

princess
Noun
1. a female member of a royal family, esp. the daughter of the king or queen
2. the wife of a prince
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.princessprincess - a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)
royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty - royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty"
archduchess - a wife or widow of an archduke or a princess of the former ruling house of Austria
aristocrat, blue blood, patrician - a member of the aristocracy
crown princess - a female heir apparent to a throne
maharanee, maharani - a great rani; a princess in India or the wife of a maharaja
princess royal - the eldest daughter of a British sovereign

princess
noun ruler, lady, monarch, sovereign, liege, crowned head, crowned princess, dynast, princess regent
Translations
Spanish princess [prɪnˈsɛs] nprincesa
French princess [prɪnˈsɛs] nprincesse f
German princess [prɪnˈsɛs] nPrinzessin f
Italian princess [prɪnˈsɛs] nprincipessa

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