princelessadj.
/ˈprɪnslᵻs/, U.S. /ˈprɪnslᵻs/ Without a prince; having no prince.
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1581 A. Hall tr. Homer 10 Bks. Iliades ii. 39 These people were not Princelesse yet.
a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Rutl. 347 This County is Princeless, I mean affords no Royal Nativities.
1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus xiv. 223 To avoid the suspition of such Princeless versatility.
1823 J. Neal Seventy-six II. i. 16 They were better and happier, as slaves—than if their freedom—that princeless heritage, were bought with blood.
1921 Atlanta (Georgia) Constit. 19 June g2/5 This princeless and god-motherless maiden searched the park for a tiny shot of blue.
1993 Economist (Nexis) 27 Nov. 3 Management without talking about performance..is like giving a princeless Hamlet.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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