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Prince
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Prince  (prns), Harold Smith Known as "Hal." Born 1928.
American stage director, producer, and writer whose productions include Damn Yankees (1955) and Fiorello! (1959), for which he won a Pulitzer Prize.

prince  (prns)
n.
1. A male member of a royal family other than the monarch, especially a son of the monarch.
2.
a. A man who is a ruler of a principality.
b. A hereditary male ruler; a king.
3. A nobleman of varying status or rank.
4. An outstanding man, especially in a particular group or class: a merchant prince.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin prnceps; see per1 in Indo-European roots.]

princeship n.

prince
Noun
1. a male member of a royal family, esp. the son of the king or queen
2. the male ruler of a small country
3. an outstanding member of a specified group: Dryden, that prince of poets [Latin princeps first man, ruler]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Princeprince - a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty - royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty"
archduke - a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria
aristocrat, blue blood, patrician - a member of the aristocracy
crown prince - a male heir apparent to a throne
dauphin - formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct heir to the throne
grand duke - a prince who rules a territory
maharaja, maharajah - a great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja
Elector - any of the German princes who were entitled to vote in the election of new emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
prince consort - a prince who is the husband of a reigning female sovereign
princeling - a young prince
princeling - a petty or insignificant prince who rules some unimportant principality
Prince of Wales - the male heir apparent of the British sovereign

prince
Translations
prince [prɪns] npríncipe m

prince [prɪns] nprince m

prince [prɪns] nPrinz m

prince [prɪns] nprincipe m

prince
n prince [prins]
1 a male member of a royal family, especially the son of a king or queen Prince Charles. prins أمير принц princ prins der Prinz πρίγκιπας príncipe prints شاهزاده prinssi prince נָסִיך राजकुमार herceg pangeran prins principe 王子 왕자, 황자(皇子) princas princis putera prins prins książę príncipe prinţ принц princ princ, kraljevič princ prins เจ้าชาย prens 王子 принц شہزادہ hoàng tử
2 the ruler of some states or countries Prince Rainier of Monaco. prins الأمير княз kníže fyrste der Fürst πρίγκιπας príncipe vürst پادشاه ruhtinas prince שָׁלִיט शासक, राजा uralkodó; fejedelem pangeran prins, fursti principe 君主 군주, 대공(大公) kunigaikštis princis; valdnieks Putera prins prins, fyrste książę príncipe prinţ князь knieža knez princ furste ผู้ครองนคร prens 君主, 諸侯 князь حکمراں ông hoàng 君主,
adj princely
1 of a prince princely duties. prinslik أميري княжески knížecí prinselig; fyrstelig prinzlich πριγκιπικός principesco, de príncipe vürsti- شاهانه ruhtinaan princier נְסִיכִי राजसी hercegi pangeran prins- principesco 王子の 군주[]의 princo, kunigaikščio prinča-; valdnieka- raja prinselijk prins-, fyrste- książęcy de príncipe princiar относящийся к принцу; княжеский, королевский kniežací knežji prinčevski furstlig แบบเจ้าชาย prensle ilgili 王子的 такий, що стосується принца شہزادہ کا thuộc ông hoàng 王子
2 magnificent; splendid a princely gift. skitterend رائِع великолепен skvělý, nádherný fyrstelig fürstlich πριγκιπικός, μεγαλοπρεπής, μεγαλειώδης magnífico; espléndido vürstlik باشکوه ruhtinaallinen princier נָדִיב शानदार, प्रतापी fejedelmi hebat höfðinglegur principesco 豪華な 위엄이 있는, 화려한 prabangus bagātīgs; grezns; karalisks mewah vorstelijk fyrstelig królewski principesco prin­ciar великолепный, роскошный kráľovský razkošen bogat furstlig สง่างาม şahane 壯麗的,高貴的 чудовий, розкішний شاندار، عظيم الشان tráng lệ
n princess [prinˈses, (American ) ˈprinsəs]
1 the wife or widow of a prince. prinses زَوجَة أو أرمَلَة الأمير، أميرَه принцеса kněžna prinsesse die Prinzessin πριγκίπισσα princesa vürstinna بیوه یا همسر شاهزاده ruhtinatar princesse נְסִיכָה किसी राजकुमार की पत्नी hercegné istri pangeran prinsessa principessa 王女 왕자비 princesė, kunigaikštienė princese; valdniece puteri prinses prinsesse, fyrstinne księżna princesa prinţesă княгиня kňažná kneginja princeza prinsessa ชายาของเจ้าชาย prenses 親王夫人(或公爵夫人) принцеса شہزادہ کي بيوي يا بيوہ công nương 夫人公爵夫人
2 a woman of the same rank as a prince in her own right Princess Anne. prinses الأميرَه княгиня princezna prinsesse die Prinzessin πριγκίπισσα princesa printsess پرنسس prinsessa princesse נְסִיכָה राजकुमारी hercegnő putri prinsessa principessa 王女 공주 princesė princese Puteri prinses prinsesse, fyrstinne księżniczka princesa prinţesă принцесса princezná kneginja, princesa, kraljična princeza prinsessa เจ้าหญิง prenses 公主 принцеса شہزادي công chúa
n princiˈpality [-ˈpӕ-]
a state or country ruled by a prince. prinsdom مَنْصِب أو لَقَب الأمارَه княжество knížectví fyrstendømme das Fürstentum πριγκιπάτο principado vürstiriik امیر نشین ruhtinaskunta principauté נְסִיכוּת राज्य, जागीर fejedelemség kepangeranan furstadæmi principato 公国 (대공이 통치하는) 공국(公國) kunigaikštystė hercogiste; kņaziste; grāfiste kerajaan kecil prinsdom fyrstedømme księstwo principado prin­cipat княжество kniežatstvo kneževina kneževina furstendöme ดินแดนที่ปกครองโดยเจ้าชาย prenslik 公國,侯國 князівство حکمراني chức vương


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