prin|cess

prin|cess
prin|cess «PRIHN sehs, -sihs», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a daughter of a king or queen; daughter of a king's or queen's son.
2. the wife or widow of a prince.
3. a woman having the rank of a prince.
–adj.
= princesse. (Cf.princesse)
[< Old French princesse, feminine of prince prince]

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