princess

princess

princess¹ [prin′sis, prin′ses΄; ] Brit [ prin ses′, prin′ses΄]

n.

[ME princesse < MFr: see PRINCE & -ESS]

1. Archaic any female monarch; esp., a queen

2. a nonreigning female member of a royal family

3. in Great Britain,

a) a daughter of the sovereign

b) a daughter of a son of the sovereign

4. the wife of a prince

5. any woman or girl regarded as like a princess, as in being:

a) graceful, accomplished, or outstanding in some way

b) pampered, protected, snobbish, arrogant, etc.

princess² [prin′ses′, prinses′prin′sis, prin′ses΄; prin ses′]

adj.

[< Fr princesse, princess]

of or designating a woman's one-piece, closefitting, gored garment, unbroken at the waistline and with a flared skirt: also princesse [prin′ses′, prinses′]