Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woman member of a royal family other than the monarch, especially a daughter of a monarch.
- noun A woman who is a ruler of a principality.
- noun A woman who is a hereditary ruler; a queen.
- noun A noblewoman of varying status or rank.
- noun The wife of a prince.
- noun A woman regarded as having the status or qualities of a princess.
- adjective Designed to hang in smooth, close-fitting, unbroken lines from shoulder to flared hem.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A female sovereign; a woman of princely rank.
- noun The daughter of a sovereign: a female member of a royal family: in this sense a title of courtesy. Compare
prince , 4. - noun A size of roofing-slate 24 inches long by 14 inches wide. Compare
duchess , 2.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A female prince; a woman having sovereign power, or the rank of a prince.
- noun The daughter of a sovereign; a female member of a royal family.
- noun The consort of a prince.
- noun the eldest daughter of a sovereign.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The female
monarch , or wife of a ruler, of aprincipality . - noun The daughter (or granddaughter) of a
king ,queen ,emperor ,empress ,prince , or another princess. - noun A type of court card in the Tarot pack, coming between the 10 and the
prince (Jack ) - noun A beloved girl considered
dainty ; used as aterm of endearment - noun derogatory A young girl or woman considered vain,
spoiled or selfish; aprima donna - noun A tinted
crystal marble used in children's games.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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So I think it's been a very carefully judged compromise, that Camilla's status is now clearly right at the top of the royal tree, but people are aware that there's a great deal of sensitivity attached to the title princess of Wales.
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There's a precedent for the title princess consort.
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So I think it's been a very carefully judged compromise, that Camilla's status is now clearly right at the top of the royal tree, but people are aware that there's a great deal of sensitivity attached to the title princess of Wales.
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Though, when he announced his engagement, of course, Prince Charles said his future wife would be known by the title princess consorts.
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There's a precedent for the title princess consort.
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Unquestionably Sanherib gave his son the title princess to increase the young man's prestige, because at that time and in that place the feminine title of sovereignty was more highly honoured than the masculine.
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Actress Mandy Moore will be the voice of the title princess the trade magazine also reports.
Slice of SciFi 2009
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Also from the same publisher, a translated retelling of the story of the frog prince in which the princess is the prettiest girl in high school and the frog the geek infatuated with her.
Slush Pile: Artesia, Erstwhile, Frog Prince, Rostam » Comics Worth Reading 2009
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"Can you at least produce proof that the princess is alive?"
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"Can you at least produce proof that the princess is alive?"
chained_bear commented on the word princess
Okay, I'm officially going down the hall to hork in the ladies' room. I just overheard my boss tell a visitor, "And this is my cat... She's my little girl. She's my princess."
HORK!!!
July 23, 2008
jennarenn commented on the word princess
Hork seems to be the word of the month. How are we going to indicate disgust this August?
July 24, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word princess
It's so onomatopoetic. Which I probably spelled wrong.
Edit: I changed the spelling because I'm obsessive-compulsive. Leave me alone.
July 24, 2008
bestiary commented on the word princess
chained_bear, just think "o no, tomato!" to remember how to spell onomatopoeia. (er, which someone already listed there. i do it as well!)
July 24, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word princess
I think I'll just think there's a ma in the middle. :) After I hork at the idiocy of my boss fussing publicly over a picture of her cat like it's a damn human.... *eye roll*
July 24, 2008
dontcry commented on the word princess
Cat?! Princess!?
*hhhhhhhhhhhhhhork*
July 24, 2008
bestiary commented on the word princess
at least it wasn't dressed as one.
(i think this kitty epitomizes most human sentiments on the matter.)
July 24, 2008
skipvia commented on the word princess
Wow. Major horkfest occurring here.
July 24, 2008
reesetee commented on the word princess
Watch out, c_b. Next thing you know, your boss will be hiring her princess to work with you.
Jenn: I say we take votes on the horkword for August 08.
July 29, 2008
dontcry commented on the word princess
how about *ralph*?
July 29, 2008
reesetee commented on the word princess
Wasn't "ralph" April's word?
July 30, 2008
dontcry commented on the word princess
Sorry, April.
July 30, 2008