princesse

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French princesse. ==== Adjective ==== princesse (not comparable) (fashion) Being or relating to a princesse dress. === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Middle English princesse; see princess. ==== Noun ==== princesse (plural princesses) Archaic spelling of princess. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French princesse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pʁɛ̃.sɛs/ Rhymes: -ɛs === Noun === princesse f (plural princesses, masculine prince) princess ==== Derived terms ==== aux frais de la princesse ==== Related terms ==== prince ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “princesse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old French == === Alternative forms === princess (Anglo-Norman) === Etymology === From prince +‎ -esse (“-ess”). === Noun === princesse oblique singular, f (oblique plural princesses, nominative singular princesse, nominative plural princesses) princess ==== Descendants ==== French: princesse (see there for further descendants) Norman: prîncêsse → Middle English: princesse English: princess === References === princess on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub