princess

/ˈpɹɪnsɛs/
noun

A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch.

  2. A woman or girl who excels in a given field or class.

  3. The wife of a prince; the female ruler of a principality.

    “Princess Grace was the Princess of Monaco.”

  4. A young girl; used as a term of endearment.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

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

PRINCESS at a glance

PRINCESS has 8 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (P 3 + R 1 + I 1 + N 1 + C 3 + E 1 + S 1 + S 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,789 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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