Princess Meaning
/pɹɪnˈsɛs/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch.
nounA woman or girl who excels in a given field or class.
Sentence Examples
Your sister looks as noble as if she were a princess.
The princess couldn't help laughing at him.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The king's only daughter, the ____, will one day inherit the crown.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ attended the charity gala and spoke movingly about the importance of mental health support.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English princesse, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman princesse, Old French princesse. By surface analysis, prince + -ess.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"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:
"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:
"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!!**:
"Having been at the center of an international tragedy, the general public view is that the next generation—Princes William and Harry, and also Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice—have suffered enough and deserve every moment of happiness coming their way, and people are more than willing to help them celebrate their successes."
— 2015, Fraser McAlpine, Stuff Brits Like: A Guide to What’s Great About Great Britain, Berkley, →ISBN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The king's only daughter, the ____, will one day inherit the crown.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ attended the charity gala and spoke movingly about the importance of mental health support.