princess
/ˈpɹɪnsɛs/ noun A1- A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch.
- A woman or girl who excels in a given field or class.
- 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.
- A young girl or woman (or less commonly a man) who is vain, spoiled, or selfish; a prima donna.
- 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.
Plural princesses
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Our little party of travelers awakened the next morning refreshed and full of hope, and Dorothy breakfasted like a princess off peaches and plums from the trees beside the river.
“There lived here then, away at the North, a beautiful princess, who was also a powerful sorceress.
“The princess was angry, and she knew, of course, who did it.
This Cap had been made for a wedding present to Quelala, and it is said to have cost the princess half her kingdom.
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