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Noun: princess  prin(t)-sus or 'prin,ses [N. Amer], prin'ses [Brit]
  1. A female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign)
     
  2. [informal] A vain and temperamental person
    - prima donna

Derived forms: princesses

Type of: aristo [informal], aristocrat, blue blood, disagreeable person, patrician, unpleasant person

Part of: royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty

Encyclopedia: Princess, I Shrunk the Mario Brothers

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