[prin.cess] n (14c) 1 archaic: a woman having sovereign power
2: a female member of a royal family; esp: a daughter or granddaughter of a sovereign
3: the consort of a prince
4: one likened to a princess; esp: a woman of high rank or of high standing in her class or profession "a pop music ~"
[2]princess or prin.cesse adj [F princesse princess, fr. prince] (1867): close-fitting and usu. with gores from neck to flaring hemline "a ~ gown"