princess

Meaning

Noun

• 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.
• A female ruler or monarch; a queen.
• The wife of a prince; the female ruler of a principality.
• A young girl; .
• 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.

Origin

• From Middle English princesse, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman princesse, Old French princesse, corresponding to prince + -ess.