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princess-ship

princess-ship noun: the dignity, rank, or office of a princess.

Noun

princess-ship (countable and uncountable, plural princess-ships)

  1. The dignity, rank, or office of a princess.
    • Near-synonym: princessdom
    • “[…] I cannot get in, as the door is barred and bolted, and I am too mild to employ force; but I have taken the liberty to torment her a little with my optical glass, that she may know I am her lord and master in spite of her imaginary princess-ship.”1826, Specimens of German Romance: Master Flea
    Synonyms:
    princessdom

Examples of princess-ship in a sentence

  • In the masterless state of her heart, she might have deemed the princess-ship tempting enough to warrant the venture.1872, Helen Cameron: from Grub to Butterfly, volume 1, page 86:
  • After all, I think, if women had their choice of position in the world before they entered it, the princess-ships would go a-begging.1874, Ella W[illiams] Thompson, “From Edinburgh to London”, in Beaten Paths; or, A Woman’s Vacation, Boston, Mass.: Lee and Shepard; New...
  • Nan gets out unassisted, feeling severely that her days of princess-ship are over; and she has redeemed her box, and the train is off again ere any one asks whither she is going.1875, Blackwood's Magazine, volume 118, page 144:

Synonyms of princess-ship

Forms of princess-ship

pluralprincess-ships
alternative form (rare)princessship

Origin of princess-ship

From princess + -ship.

Questions about princess-ship

What does princess-ship mean?
Princess-ship means the dignity, rank, or office of a princess.
How do you use princess-ship in a sentence?
In the masterless state of her heart, she might have deemed the princess-ship tempting enough to warrant the venture.
What part of speech is princess-ship?
Princess-ship is a noun.
What is the plural of princess-ship?
The plural of princess-ship is princess-ships.

Words near princess-ship in the dictionary

  1. princess trees
  2. princess wand
  3. princess wands
  4. princess-consort
  5. princess-feather
  6. princess-ship
  7. princess-ships
  8. Princessa
  9. princessdom
  10. princessdoms
  11. princesse

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