- Monarch’s daughter - Royal daughter - Royal family member - A female prince; a woman having sovereign power, or the
rank of a prince. - The daughter of a sovereign; a female member of a royal
family. - The consort of a prince; as, the princess of Wales.
- The state of being the firstborn of the same
parents; seniority by birth among children of the same family. - The exclusive right of inheritance which belongs to
the eldest son. Thus in England the right of inheriting the estate of
the father belongs to the eldest son, and in the royal family the
eldest son of the sovereign is entitled to the throne by primogeniture.
In exceptional cases, among the female children, the crown descends by
right of primogeniture to the eldest daughter only and her issue.