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princess

1. prin.cess \'prin(t)-s*s, 'prin-.ses, (usual Brit) prin-'ses\ n archaic  
   1: a woman having sovereign power  2: a female member of a royal family; 
   esp : a daughter or granddaug hter of a sovereign 3: the consort of a 
   prince  4: a woman or something personified as female that is outstanding 
   in some r espect
2. princess or prin.cesse \like 1\ \prin-'ses\ aj [F princesse princess, 
   fr. prince] : close-fitting and usu. with gores from neck to flaring 
   hemline {~)R gown}