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   princess

   /prɪnˈsɛs/

   noun

   • 1. the daughter of a monarch.
   • ▪ a close female relative of a monarch, especially a granddaughter.
   • ▪ the wife or widow of a prince.
   • ▪ the female ruler of a small state, actually, nominally, or originally subject to a king or emperor.
   • ▪ a woman or thing regarded as pre-eminent in a particular sphere or group: "the princess of American politics"
   • 2. a spoiled or arrogant young woman: derogatory "stop being such a princess"
   • 3. a form of address used by a man to a girl or woman: informal British "is something the matter, princess?"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French princesse, from prince (see prince).

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