Prin″cess (?), n. [F. princesse. See Prince, and cf. Princesse.] 1. A female prince; a woman having sovereign power, or the rank of a prince. Dryden.
So excellent a princess as the present queen. Swift.
2. The daughter of a sovereign; a female member of a royal family. Shak.
3. The consort of a prince; as, the princess of Wales.
Princess royal, the eldest daughter of a sovereign.