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Princess
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- 1 A female given name from English. rare
"It was funny to me that my name, Princess Kasune Zulu, became such a big deal on this trip. I participated in a number of media interviews where journalists fixated on my name. "Are you a real princess?" they asked time and time again. Their published articles all too often said, "Princess is only her name, not a title.""
- 1 A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch.
"She did not cry long, however, for she was as brave as could be expected of a princess of her age."
- 2 The title of a princess.
"Having been at the center of an international tragedy, the general public view is that the next generation—Princes William and Harry, and also Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice—have suffered enough and deserve every moment of happiness coming their way, and people are more than willing to help them celebrate their successes."
- 3 a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign) wordnet
- 4 A woman or girl who excels in a given field or class.
"Michael Jackson was the king of pop. Britney Spears was the pop princess. Until they weren't."
- 5 A female ruler or monarch; a queen. archaic
"And running all with greedie ioyfulnesse / To faire Irena, at her feet did fall, / And her adored with due humblenesse, / As their true Liege and Princesse naturall […]"
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- 6 The wife of a prince; the female ruler of a principality.
"Princess Grace was the Princess of Monaco."
- 7 A young girl; used as a term of endearment.
- 8 A young girl or woman (or less commonly a man) who is vain, spoiled, or selfish; a prima donna. US, derogatory
"Jonathan, if you hear this, you're a beautiful princess, but you're also a big, fat dork."
- 9 A tinted crystal marble used in children's games.
- 10 A type of court card in the Tarot pack, coming between the 10 and the prince (Jack).
- 11 A female lemur.
- 12 A Bulgarian open-faced baked sandwich prepared with ground meat.
- 13 A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the bishop and the knight.
Etymology
From Middle English princesse, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman princesse, Old French princesse. By surface analysis, prince + -ess.
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