princess

name

1. A female given name from English.

   “It was funny to me that my name, Princess Kasune Zulu, became such a big deal on this trip. I participated in a number of media interviews where journalists fixated on my name. "Are you a real princess?" they asked time and time again. Their published articles all too often said, "Princess is only her name, not a title."”

noun

Etymology: From Middle English princesse, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman princesse, Old French princesse. By surface analysis, prince + -ess.

1. A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch.

   “She did not cry long, however, for she was as brave as could be expected of a princess of her age.”

2. A woman or girl who excels in a given field or class.

   “Michael Jackson was the king of pop. Britney Spears was the pop princess. Until they weren't.”

3. A female ruler or monarch; a queen.

   “And running all with greedie ioyfulnesse / To faire Irena, at her feet did fall, / And her adored with due humblenesse, / As their true Liege and Princesse naturall […]”

4. The wife of a prince; the female ruler of a principality.

   “Princess Grace was the Princess of Monaco.”

5. A young girl; used as a term of endearment.
6. A young girl or woman (or less commonly a man) who is vain, spoiled, or selfish; a prima donna.

   “Jonathan, if you hear this, you're a beautiful princess, but you're also a big, fat dork.”

7. A tinted crystal marble used in children's games.
8. A type of court card in the Tarot pack, coming between the 10 and the prince (Jack).
9. A female lemur.
10. A Bulgarian open-faced baked sandwich prepared with ground meat.
11. A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the bishop and the knight.