princess

Pronunciation: /ˈpɹɪnsɛs/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
aristocrat
Narrower (hyponyms)
princess royal, maharani, crown princess, archduchess

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