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Princess Bre Royal Noun ˌprɪnˈses ˈprɪnses Anne Wales

Word princess
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˌprɪnˈses / BrE / ˈprɪnses /
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  • the royal princesses
  • princess anne
  • the princess of wales
  • princess michael of kent
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princess

(noun)BrE / ˌprɪnˈses / BrE / ˈprɪnses /
  1. a female member of a royal family who is not a queen, especially the daughter or granddaughter of the king or queen
    • the royal princesses
    • Princess Anne
  2. the wife of a prince
    • the Princess of Wales
    • Princess Michael of Kent
  3. a young woman who has always been given everything that she wants, and who thinks that she is better than other people
  4. used as a form of address by a man to a girl or young woman
    • Is something the matter, princess?

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Old French princesse, from prince, from Latin princeps, princip- ‘first, chief, sovereign’, from primus ‘first’ + capere ‘take’.
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