princess
Plural: princesses
Noun
- A female member of a royal family, often a ruler or daughter of a monarch.
- a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)
- A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch.
- A woman or girl who excels in a given field or class.
- A female ruler or monarch; a queen.
- The wife of a prince; the female ruler of a principality.
- A young girl; used as a term of endearment.
- A young girl or woman (or less commonly a man) who is vain, spoiled, or selfish; a prima donna.
- A tinted crystal marble used in children's games.
- A type of court card in the Tarot pack, coming between the 10 and the prince (Jack).
- A female lemur.
- A Bulgarian open-faced baked sandwich prepared with ground meat.
Examples
- Princess Grace was the Princess of Monaco.
- She hoped her opponent wouldn’t block her potential ’PRINCESS’ play across the bonus squares.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English princesse, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman princesse, Old French princesse. By surface analysis, prince + -ess.
Scrabble Score: 12
princess: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordprincess: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
princess: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
princess: valid Words With Friends Word