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1princess
noun prin·cess \ˈprin(t)-səs, ˈprin-ˌses, (usual British) prin-ˈses\
: a female member of a royal family; especially : a daughter or granddaughter of a king or queen
: the wife of a prince
: a usually attractive girl or woman who is treated with special attention and kindness
Full Definition of PRINCESS
1
archaic : a woman having sovereign power
2
: a female member of a royal family; especially : a daughter or granddaughter of a sovereign
3
: the consort of a prince
4
: one likened to a princess; especially : a woman of high rank or of high standing in her class or profession <a pop music princess>
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First Known Use of PRINCESS
14th century
Rhymes with PRINCESS
abscess, access, address, aggress, assess, bench-press, caress, clothespress, coatdress, cold-press, compress, confess, cross-dress, CS, depress, de-stress, digress, distress, drill press, egress, excess, express, finesse, fluoresce, French press, full-dress, handpress, headdress, housedress, idlesse, impress, ingress, Meknes, much less, nightdress, noblesse, no less, obsess, oppress, outguess, possess, precess, prestress, process, profess, progress, recess, redress, regress, re-press, repress, shirtdress, side-dress, SS, success, sundress, suppress, tendresse, top-dress, transgress, undress, unless, web press, winepress, word stress
2princess
adjective \same as 1\
Definition of PRINCESS
: close-fitting and usually with gores from neck to flaring hemline <a princess gown>
Variants of PRINCESS
princess or prin·cesse \prin-ˈses\
Origin of PRINCESS
French princesse princess, from prince
First Known Use: 1867
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PRINCESS Defined for Kids
princess
noun prin·cess \ˈprin-səs, -ˌses\
Definition of PRINCESS for Kids
: a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch : a female member of a royal family
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