English Online Dictionary. What means princess? What does princess mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English princesse, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman princesse, Old French princesse. By surface analysis, prince + -ess.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /pɹɪnˈsɛs/, /ˈpɹɪnsɛs/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɪnsɛs/, /ˈpɹɪnsɪs/
- Rhymes: (UK) -ɛs
Noun
princess (plural princesses)
- A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch. [from 14th c.]
- A woman or girl who excels in a given field or class. [from 14th c.]
- (now archaic) A female ruler or monarch; a queen. [from 15th c.]
- The wife of a prince; the female ruler of a principality. [from 15th c.]
- A young girl; used as a term of endearment. [from 18th c.]
- (derogatory, chiefly US) A young girl or woman (or less commonly a man) who is vain, spoiled, or selfish; a prima donna. [from 20th c.]
- A tinted crystal marble used in children's games.
- A type of court card in the Tarot pack, coming between the 10 and the prince (Jack).
- A female lemur.
- A Bulgarian open-faced baked sandwich prepared with ground meat.
Usage notes
- A princess is usually styled “Her Highness”. A princess in a royal family is “Her Royal Highness”; in an imperial family “Her Imperial Highness”.
Coordinate terms
- prince
Derived terms
Related terms
- princely
- principality
Translations
See also
- archduchess
- duchess
- grand duchess
- highness
- royal
Anagrams
- Crespins, crispens