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princess.

A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɹɪnˈsɛs/UK/ˈpɹɪnsɛs/UK/ˈpɹɪnsɛs/US/ˈpɹɪnsɪs/US
  1. A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch.

  2. A woman or girl who excels in a given field or class.

  3. A female ruler or monarch; a queen.

    archaic
  4. The wife of a prince; the female ruler of a principality.

    Princess Grace was the Princess of Monaco.
  5. A young girl; used as a term of endearment.

  6. A young girl or woman (or less commonly a man) who is vain, spoiled, or selfish; a prima donna.

    US · derogatory
  7. A tinted crystal marble used in children's games.

  8. A type of court card in the Tarot pack, coming between the 10 and the prince (Jack).

  9. A female lemur.

  10. A Bulgarian open-faced baked sandwich prepared with ground meat.

  11. A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the bishop and the knight.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English princesse, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman princesse, Old French princesse. By surface analysis, prince + -ess.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.