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archprincess

archprincess noun: a princess of an especially high rank.

Noun

archprincess (plural archprincesses)

  1. (dated, historical, rare) A princess of an especially high rank.
    • Among the younger set is the pretty, bright Princessin Pauline of Wurtemberg, a daughter of the King of Wurttenberg, and Archprincess of Wied, who also resides near the royal palace in Potsdam.1902 December 3, “Beauties and Skeletons. Both Are to Be Found in the Royal Court at Berlin.”, in The Pittsburg Press, volume 19, number 333, Pittsburgh, Pa.: Press Publishing Co., →OCLC, page 6
    • The convent has no vehicular access. It is enclosed; no woman but an archprincess can enter, and there is no archprincess; for A Ra is in sacred orders.1932, John Gray, Park—a Fantastic Story, Aylesford, Kent: Saint Albert’s Press, published 1966, →OCLC, page 40

Examples of archprincess in a sentence

  • IMPERIAL ARCHPRINCESS / LADY GENE FORREST (DECEASED)1987 February 21, “Imperial Titles - in Order of Appointment”, in Imperial Coronation, San Francisco, Calif.: Gift Center Pavillion, column...
  • Archprincess Augusta usefully involved herself in war charity and Red Cross activities during the war.2000, Ch J Blase, compiler, Hungarian Poster Stamps and Similar Cinderellas: A Narrative and Illustrated Catalogue, Alton, Hampshire: World...
  • Just one day into the program and I became the archprincess of multitasking, surfing Internet news headlines with my cell phone cupped against my cheek and speaking in clipped, furtive whispers.2010, Koren Zailckas, “Anger Intellectualized”, in Fury: A Memoir, New York, N.Y.: Viking, →ISBN, page 109:

Forms of archprincess

pluralarchprincesses

Origin of archprincess

From arch- + princess.

Questions about archprincess

What does archprincess mean?
Archprincess means a princess of an especially high rank.
How do you use archprincess in a sentence?
IMPERIAL ARCHPRINCESS / LADY GENE FORREST (DECEASED)
What part of speech is archprincess?
Archprincess is a noun.
What is the plural of archprincess?
The plural of archprincess is archprincesses.

Words near archprincess in the dictionary

  1. archpriests
  2. archprimate
  3. archprimates
  4. archprince
  5. archprinces
  6. archprincess
  7. archprincesses
  8. archqueen
  9. archqueens
  10. archracist
  11. archracists

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