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princess

Meaning of “princess”

Sense 1: A female ruler. Sense 2: By figure, one preeminent among others.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Lamentations 1:1

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The KJV occurrence

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Lamentations 1:1
HOW doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Lamentations 1:1 · retained source text

¶ How doeth the citie sit solitarie that was full of people? How is she become as a widow? She that was great among the nations, and princesse among the prouinces, how is she become tributarie?

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

A female sovereign, as an empress or queen.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 359