Dictionary

princess en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/pɹɪnˈsɛs/ (UK)
(US) audio
/ˈpɹɪnsɛs/ (US)
/ˈpɹɪnsɛs/ (UK)
/ˈpɹɪnsɪs/ (US)

Etymology

From Middle English princesse, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman princesse, Old French princesse. By surface analysis, prince + -ess.

Meanings

A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch.
- She did not cry long, however, for she was as brave as could be expected of a princess of her age. 1872, George MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin:
A woman or girl who excels in a given field or class.
- Michael Jackson was the king of pop. Britney Spears was the pop princess. Until they weren't. 2014, Blake Masters, Peter Thiel, Zero to One: Notes on Start Ups, or How to Build the Future:
(archaic) A female ruler or monarch; a queen.
- And running all with greedie ioyfulnesse / To faire Irena, at her feet did fall, / And her adored with due humblenesse, / As their true Liege and Princesse naturall […] 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
The wife of a prince; the female ruler of a principality.
- Princess Grace was the Princess of Monaco.
A young girl; used as a term of endearment.
(US, derogatory) A young girl or woman (or less commonly a man) who is vain, spoiled, or selfish; a prima donna.
- Jonathan, if you hear this, you're a beautiful princess, but you're also a big, fat dork. 2020 September 15, Justmaiko, 2:13 from the start, in Trying Viral TikTok Life Hacks. **They Actually Work!!**:
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.
A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the bishop and the knight.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
princesses	Number=Plur		lexicographic
princesse		alternative, archaic	lexicographic

Coordinates

prince

Deriveds

duchess · highness · grand duchess · royal · archduchess · princely · principality

Translations (236)

br maelle (female member of royal family) · hy արքայադուստր (female member of royal family) · sl kneginja (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · si කුමරිය (female member of royal family) · az şahzadə (female member of royal family) · af prinses (female member of royal family) · be прынцэ́са (female member of royal family) · pam pirinsesa (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · de Fürstin (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · mk принце́за (female member of royal family) · hi राजकन्या (female member of royal family) · nl koningin (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · es coya (female member of royal family) · cs kněžna (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · nah siuapili (female member of royal family) · vi bà chúa (female member of royal family) · eu printzesa (female member of royal family) · ru короле́вна (female member of royal family) · pt princesa (female member of royal family) · ml രാജകുമാരി (female member of royal family) · uz malika (female member of royal family) · te యువరాణి (female member of royal family) · lo ເຈົ້າຍິງ (female member of royal family) · uk королі́вна (female member of royal family) · so amiirad (female member of royal family) · cmn 王妃 (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · bo སྲས་མོ (female member of royal family) · ce сту (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · cmn 公主 (female member of royal family) · ota خانم (female member of royal family) · pam lakangbini (female member of royal family) · fi kuningatar (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · gl princesa (wife of a prince; female ruler of a principality) · ro prințesă (female member of royal family) · zu inkosazana class 9/6 (female member of royal family) · pa ਰਾਜਕੁਮਾਰੀ (female member of royal family) · ja 姫 (female member of royal family) · es infanta (female member of royal family) · br priñsez (female member of royal family) · hi महारानी (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · km រាជបុត្រី (female member of royal family) · vo jiplin (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · sv prinsessa (female member of royal family) · es princesa (female member of royal family) · bg лему́рка (female lemur) · bn রাজকুমারী (female member of royal family) · yi פּרינצעסין (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · sl princesa (female member of royal family) · ko 왕비 (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · ur راجکماری (female member of royal family) · ca princesa (female member of royal family) · sk princezná (female member of royal family) · hil dayang (female member of royal family) · ga banfhlaith (female member of royal family) · vo ledaut (female member of royal family) · la regina (female member of royal family) · bg же́нски лему́р (female lemur) · wa princesse (female member of royal family) · ceb prinsesa (female member of royal family) · fo kongsdóttir (female member of royal family) · cy tywysoges (female member of royal family) · sm purinisese (female member of royal family) · yo ọmọ alade (female member of royal family) · haw kamāliʻi wahine (female member of royal family) · su putri raja (female member of royal family) · mrw liamin (female member of royal family) · de Prinzessin (female member of royal family) · non jungfrú (female member of royal family) · fi prinsessa (young girl or woman who is vain, prima donna) · nah cīhuatlahtoāni (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · pt rainha (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · mi pirinihi (female member of royal family) · bg принцеса (wife of a prince; female ruler of a principality) · onb kuŋ³ tu¹ (female member of royal family) · ja 皇女 (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · nah cīhuapīlli (female member of royal family) · th เจ้าหญิง (female member of royal family) · he נְסִיכָה (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · sh принце́за (female member of royal family) · vo plin (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · vi công nữ (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · sk kňažná (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · tr prenses (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · su tuan putri (female member of royal family) · nl prinses (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · vi công chúa (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · hi रानी (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · et printsess (female member of royal family) · fa شاهدخت (female member of royal family) · hu hercegnő (female member of royal family) · fy prinsesse (female member of royal family) · tl prinsesa (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · ja 公主 (female member of royal family) · ug خانىكە (female member of royal family) · hi शहज़ादी (female member of royal family) · be княгі́ня (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · ne राजकुमारी (female member of royal family) · su sang putri (female member of royal family) · bg принце́са (female member of royal family) · tl lakambini (female member of royal family) · mt prinċipessa (female member of royal family) · pam pirinsesa (female member of royal family) · fr princesse (female member of royal family) · da prinsesse (female member of royal family) · am ልዕልት (female member of royal family) · ha gimbiya (female member of royal family) · ig ada eze (female member of royal family) · ps شاهزۍ (female member of royal family) · gl princesa (female member of royal family) · km ព្រះនាង (female member of royal family) · ga banphrionsa (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · sq princeshë (female member of royal family) · id ratu (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · tl dayangdayang (female member of royal family) · is prinsessa (female member of royal family) · as কুঁৱৰী (female member of royal family) · de Königstochter (female member of royal family) · hi राजकुमारी (female member of royal family) · ky принцесса (female member of royal family) · mn гүнж (female member of royal family) · ms puteri (female member of royal family) · ru княги́ня (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · uk княги́ня (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · tt принцесса (female member of royal family) · kk ханзада (female member of royal family) · mn ᠭᠦ᠋ᠩᠵᠦ (female member of royal family) · uk царі́вна (female member of royal family) · fi ruhtinatar (wife of a prince; female ruler of a principality) · sh princéza (female member of royal family) · ka პრინცესა (female member of royal family) · id puteri (female member of royal family) · ta இளவரசி (female member of royal family) · yi בת־מלכּה (female member of royal family) · es coya (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · mr राजकुमारी (female member of royal family) · cs princezna (female member of royal family) · eo princino (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · ta அரசகுமாரி (female member of royal family) · ar أَمِيرَة (female member of royal family) · ps شهزادۍ (female member of royal family) · sh кнѐгиња (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · ja 王女 (female member of royal family) · ps شهزادګۍ (female member of royal family) · fi prinsessa (term of endearment for young girl) · fo kongadóttir (female member of royal family) · pam lakangbini (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · tk şazada (female member of royal family) · ja 王妃 (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · co principessa (female member of royal family) · ps شاهزادګۍ (female member of royal family) · ca princesa (wife of a prince; female ruler of a principality) · cmn 王妃 (female member of royal family) · el πριγκίπισσα (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · ko 공주 (female member of royal family) · fo prinsessa (female member of royal family) · ps شازادۍ (female member of royal family) · la regina (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · pl księżna (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · lt princesė (female member of royal family) · lb prinzessin (female member of royal family) · ko 왕녀 (female member of royal family) · inh сув (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · cop ϣⲉⲣⲓⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲱ (female member of royal family) · qu ñust'a (female member of royal family) · ug مەلىكە (female member of royal family) · el βασιλοπούλα (female member of royal family) · gu રાજકુમારી (female member of royal family) · fi ruhtinatar (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · fi prinsessa (female member of royal family) · nrf prîncêsse (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · nah siuatlajtoani (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · tl prinsesa (female member of royal family) · gl princesa (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · gd bana-phrionnsa (female member of royal family) · vi công chúa (female member of royal family) · bg княги́ня (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · vo jiplin (female member of royal family) · non dróttning (female member of royal family) · la principissa (female member of royal family) · tr prenses (female member of royal family) · af koningin (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · hi राजकुमारी (wife of a prince; female ruler of a principality) · eo reĝidino (female member of royal family) · sh knèginja (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · ky канбийке (female member of royal family) · nb prinsesse (female member of royal family) · de Königsenkelin (female member of royal family) · hu fejedelemasszony (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · nrf prîncêsse (female member of royal family) · mg andriambavy (female member of royal family) · he בַּת לְמֶלֶכַּה (wife of a prince; female ruler of a principality) · be карале́ўна (female member of royal family) · ca princesa (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · ia princessa (female member of royal family) · to pilinisesi (female member of royal family) · yi פּרינצעסין (female member of royal family) · mnc ᡤᡠᠩᠵᡠ (female member of royal family) · la filia regis (female member of royal family) · ht prensès (female member of royal family) · te ప్రిన్సెస్ (female member of royal family) · ny kalonga (female member of royal family) · tg шоҳзодахоним (female member of royal family) · tg шоҳдухтар (female member of royal family) · he נְסִיכָה (female member of royal family) · nl prinses (female member of royal family) · eo princino (female member of royal family) · sv furstinna (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · ru принце́сса (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · tg шоҳдухт (female member of royal family) · uz prinsessa (female member of royal family) · kk ханша (female member of royal family) · hy իշխանուհի (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · pl księżniczka (female member of royal family) · gd bana-phrionnsa (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · it principessa (female member of royal family) · ga banfhlaith (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · fi prinsessa (Tarot card) · zlw-ocs královna (female member of royal family) · ga iníon rí (female member of royal family) · my မင်းသမီး (female member of royal family) · kmr dotmîr (female member of royal family) · kbd жан (female member of royal family) · ps شازادګۍ (female member of royal family) · lv princese (female member of royal family) · de Fürstin (wife of a prince; female ruler of a principality) · uk принце́са (female member of royal family) · ru принце́сса (female member of royal family) · cmn 公主 (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · mk кнегиња (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · ur شہزدی (female member of royal family) · be царэ́ўна (female member of royal family) · id putri (female member of royal family) · sw mtoto wa kike wa mfalme (female member of royal family) · jv putri (female member of royal family) · es princesa (female monarch, or wife of a ruler) · ru царе́вна (female member of royal family)