Prin"cess (?), n. [F. princesse. See Prince, and cf. Princesse.]
1.
A female prince; a woman having sovereign power, or the rank of a prince.
Dryden.
So excellent a princess as the present queen.
Swift.
2.
The daughter of a sovereign; a female member of a royal family.
Shak.
3.
The consort of a prince; as, the princess of Wales.
Princess royal, the eldest daughter of a sovereign.
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