Princess

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Princess \Prin"cess\, n. [F. princesse. See {Prince}, and cf.
     {Princesse}.]
     1. A female prince; a woman having sovereign power, or the
        rank of a prince. --Dryden.
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              So excellent a princess as the present queen.
                                                    --Swift.
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     2. The daughter of a sovereign; a female member of a royal
        family. --Shak.
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     3. The consort of a prince; as, the princess of Wales.
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     {Princess royal}, the eldest daughter of a sovereign.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  princess
       n : a female member of a royal family other than the queen
           (especially the daughter of a sovereign)

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "princess":
     Kaiserin, begum, crown princess, czarina, empress, grand duchess,
     infanta, kumari, kunwari, maharani, malikzadi, princesse, queen,
     queen consort, queen regent, queen regnant, raj-kumari, rani,
     shahzadi, sovereign princess, sovereign queen