Princess \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)