princess

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The prince may be tricked; the princess, I am sure, will not Janet's affectation of an intimate and peculiar knowledge of the princess was a show of her character that I was accustomed to: still, it was evident they had conversed much, and perhaps intimately.

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  1. noun A woman member of a royal family other than the monarch, especially a daughter of a monarch.
  2. noun A woman who is a ruler of a principality.
  3. noun A woman who is a hereditary ruler; a queen.

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  • "Caring for the princess is a pleasure, not a duty, my lord Protector," she said, her voice wasn't quite the cool falling-water sound he remembered from past years, it had more resonance in it, somehow. —  Map.html
  • You can tell him of the interest I have in the matter I will manage it for you," Malinche said; "but as your princess is also sister to the new king, I see no reason for uneasiness She is devoted to Cacama," Roger replied; "and would not, I feel sure, consent to remain in the palace with the usurper You had best advise her," Malinche said, with a little nod of the head, "to disguise her sentiments, and make the best of the matter. —  By Right of Conquest Or, With Cortez in Mexico
  • I don't think there'll be many there except ourselves, for the princess is asking every one verbally. —  Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley
  • The prince may be tricked; the princess, I am sure, will not Janet's affectation of an intimate and peculiar knowledge of the princess was a show of her character that I was accustomed to: still, it was evident they had conversed much, and perhaps intimately. —  Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
  • To-day the princess, the Sultan's daughter, was to be given up to him, and while the monster emerged from his lair to devour her, enough water would flow for everyone to supply himself until the following Friday Badialzaman then requested the old woman to show him the way to the place where the princess was already exposed; but she was so much afraid that he had much trouble in persuading her to come out of her house to show him what direction to take. —  Arabian nights. English
 

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  1. Middle English princesse, from Old French, feminine of prince, prince; see prince.

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  1. from Middle English princesse = Dutch prinses = German prinzesse, prinzess = Swedish prinsessa = Danish prinsesse, from Old French (and F.) princesse (= Provencal princessa = Spanish princesa = Portuguese princeza = Italian principessa), from Middle Latin *principissa, princess (found only as an abstract noun, principality, principate), fern. of Latin princeps, prince: see prince.
 

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