PRINCESS


Meaning of PRINCESS in English

I. ˈprin(t)-səs, ˈprin-ˌses, ( usual Brit ) prin-ˈses noun

Date: 14th century

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

II. same as 1 adjective

or prin·cesse prin-ˈses

Etymology: French princesse princess, from prince

Date: 1867

: close-fitting and usually with gores from neck to flaring hemline

a princess gown

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.