History/Historical. a female sovereign or monarch; queen.
the consort of a prince.
(in Great Britain) a daughter or granddaughter (if the child of a son) of a king or queen.
a woman considered to have the qualities or characteristics of a princess.
adjective
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.
Origin of princess
1350–1400; Middle English princesse<Middle French. See prince, -ess
usage note for princess
See -ess.
OTHER WORDS FROM princess
prin·cess·like,adjectiveprin·cess·ly,adjective
Words nearby princess
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British Dictionary definitions for princess
princess
/ (prɪnˈsɛs) /
noun
(in Britain) a daughter of the sovereign or of one of the sovereign's sons
a nonreigning female member of a sovereign family
the wife and consort of a prince
any very attractive or outstanding woman
Also called: princess dress, princess linea style of dress with a fitted bodice and an A-line skirt that is shaped by seams from shoulder to hem without a seam at the waistline