Princess Definition–noun | 1. | a nonreigning female member of a royal family. |
| 2. | History/Historical. a female sovereign or monarch; queen. |
| 3. | the consort of a prince. |
| 4. | (in Great Britain) a daughter or granddaughter (if the child of a son) of a king or queen. |
| 5. | a woman considered to have the qualities or characteristics of a princess. |
–adjective | 6. | Also, princesse. (of a woman's dress, coat, or the like) styled with a close-fitting bodice and flared skirt, cut in single pieces, as gores, from shoulder to hem. |
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