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Princess royal   /prˈɪnsɛs rˈɔɪəl/   Listen
noun
Princess  n.  
1.
A female prince; a woman having sovereign power, or the rank of a prince. "So excellent a princess as the present queen."
2.
The daughter of a sovereign; a female member of a royal family.
3.
The consort of a prince; as, the princess of Wales.
Princess royal, the eldest daughter of a sovereign.





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"Princess royal" Quotes from Famous Books



... for your very interesting letter. I have the true English instinctive reverence for rank, and therefore liked to hear about the Princess Royal. ("I had...an animated conversation on Darwinism with the Princess Royal, who is a worthy daughter of her father, in the reading of good books, and thinking of what she reads. She was very much au fait at the 'Origin,' and ...
— The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume II • Francis Darwin
... established at Stockholm, from which it is intended to reward good and faithful servants. The king has contributed to it 1,000 crowns; the prince royal 500; and the princess royal 300. This has been suggested as an example worthy of our imitation; many legacies, &c. have from time to time been bequeathed for the encouragement of faithful servants in England; some are claimed, but the majority are shamefully misapplied by ...
— The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 12, - Issue 342, November 22, 1828 • Various
... him no sort Cromwell that they took care to of umbrage; (43) (44) and when give him no sort of umbrage. at any time the king or his Accordingly, whenever the king or brothers came to see their sister his brothers came to see the the Princess Royal, (23) within a Princess Royal their sister, they day or two after, (5) they used were always warned in a day or two to send a deputation to let them by a deputation that Cromwell had know that Cromwell had required of required of the States to give the States that (5) they should ...
— How to Write Clearly - Rules and Exercises on English Composition • Edwin A. Abbott
... stated in a letter to Baron Stockmar—"There cannot exist a purer, dearer, nobler being in the world than the Prince." From such a union was born Albert Edward, the future King and Emperor, on November 9th, 1841. The Queen's first child had been the Princess Royal, and there was naturally some hope that the next would be a male heir to the Throne. There was much public rejoicing over the event which was announced from Buckingham Palace at mid-day of the date ...
— The Life of King Edward VII - with a sketch of the career of King George V • J. Castell Hopkins
... you and the line from which they sprung? Was not always the word they gave kept till death—unbroken, inviolable? No need for vows to gods between you and me. Your word is holier than they—O glorious daughter of kings, princess royal!" ...
— The Metal Monster • A. Merritt


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