/ ˌprɪnˈses; NAmE ; ˈprɪnses/ noun
1.
a female member of a royal family who is not a queen, especially the daughter or granddaughter of the king or queen :
the royal princesses
Princess Anne
2.
the wife of a prince :
the Princess of Wales
Princess Michael of Kent
3.
( disapproving ) a young woman who has always been given everything that she wants, and who thinks that she is better than other people
4.
( BrE , informal ) used as a form of address by a man to a girl or young woman :
Is something the matter, princess?
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French princesse , from prince , from Latin princeps , princip- first, chief, sovereign, from primus first + capere take.