Etymology

Princess Royal

Today it means: A style customarily (but not automatically) awarded by a British monarch to his or her eldest daughter. Full definition →

French princesse
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  1. French · derived fromprincesse
  2. English todayPrincess Royal

A calque translation of French princesse royale, hence the unusual order of adjective following noun.

Words from the same roots

Frenchprincesse all →

princesse

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.