prince

a male sovereign or monarch; the chief or greatest: the prince of journalists

Not to be confused with:

prints – copies of a photograph or document; fingerprints, paw prints; produces a copy of something on paper or other material

prince

(prĭns)

1. A male member of a royal family other than the monarch, especially a son of the monarch.

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 prīnceps; see per in Indo-European roots.]

prince′ship′ n.

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prince

(prɪns)

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Britain) a son of the sovereign or of one of the sovereign's sons

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a nonreigning male member of a sovereign family

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the monarch of a small territory, such as Monaco, usually called a principality, that was at some time subordinate to an emperor or king

4. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) any sovereign; monarch

5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a nobleman in various countries, such as Italy and Germany

6. an outstanding member of a specified group: a merchant prince.

7. informal US and Canadian a generous and charming man

[C13: via Old French from Latin princeps first man, ruler, chief]

ˈprinceˌlike adj

Prince

(prɪns)

(Biography) full name Prince Rogers Nelson. born 1958, US rock singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. His albums include Dirty Mind (1981), Purple Rain (1984), Parade (1986), and Sign o' the Times (1987)

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prince

(prɪns)

n.

1. a nonreigning male member of a royal family.

2. (in Great Britain) a son of the sovereign or of a son of the sovereign.

3. the English equivalent of any of various titles of nobility in other countries.

4. a holder of such a title.

5. the ruler of a small or subordinate state, as Monaco.

6. a preeminent person in any class or group: a merchant prince.

7. an admirable person.

8. Archaic. a monarch or king.

[1175–1225; < Old French < Latin prīncipem, acc. of prīnceps first, principal (adj.), principal person, leader (n.) =prīn-, for prīmus prime + -cep- (comb. form of capere to take) + -s nominative singular ending]

prince

admiral - First used in English to mean "an emir or prince under the Sultan," coming from Arabic amir al, "commander of"; admiral was originally a sea lord due to the office of amir-al-bahr or amir-al-ma (Arabic), "ameer/emir of the sea."
prince - Derived from Latin princeps, "chief man" or "leading citizen."
tycoon - Comes from Japanese tai, "great," and kun, "prince, lord," from Chinese da, "great," and jun, "prince, ruler."
whipping boy - Meaning "scapegoat," the phrase derives from the boy formerly raised with a prince or other young nobleman and whipped for the latter's misdeeds.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

prince - 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

noun ruler, lord, monarch, sovereign, crown prince, liege, potentate, prince regent, crowned head, dynast the prince and other royal guests

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Translations

أميرأَمِيرالأمير

princkníže

prinsfyrste

Prinz Fürst

πρίγκιπας βασιλόπουλο

princoreĝido

príncipe

prints

prinssiruhtinasupeaherkkusienikunkku

prince

princ

fejedelemherceguralkodó

prinsprins, furstifurstimikilmenni

principe

王子

왕자

kunigaikščiokunigaikštienėkunigaikštiskunigaikštystėprincas

princisvaldnieks

kniežaprinc

princknezkraljevič

prins

เจ้าชาย

prens

королевич

hoàng tử

王子诸侯君主

prince

[prɪns]

A. N → príncipe m
Prince Charles → el príncipe Carlos
Prince Charming → el Príncipe Azul, el Príncipe Encantador
the Prince of Darkness → el príncipe de las tinieblas
the Prince of Wales → el Príncipe de Gales (heredero del trono del Reino Unido, equivalente al Príncipe de Asturias en España)
see also crown C

B. CPD Prince Consort N → príncipe m consorte
Prince Regent N → príncipe m regente

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prince

[ˈprɪns] n → prince m
the Prince of Wales → le prince de GallesPrince Charming n → prince m charmantprince consort n → prince m consort

prince

n (= king’s son) → Prinz m; (= ruler) → Fürst m; Prince Charming (in fairy story) → der Königssohn; (fig) → der Märchenprinz; the Prince of Darkness → der Fürst der Finsternis; the Prince of Peace → der Friedensfürst; a prince among men → eine herausragende Erscheinung; he is prince of architects/architecture (liter) → er ist einer der herausragendsten Architekten

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prince

[prɪns] n → principe m
Prince Charles → il principe Carlo

prince

(prins) noun

1. a male member of a royal family, especially the son of a king or queen. Prince Charles.

2. the ruler of some states or countries. Prince Rainier of Monaco.

ˈprincely adjective

1. of a prince. princely duties.

2. magnificent; splendid. a princely gift.

princess (prinˈses) , ((American) ˈprinsəs) noun

1. the wife or widow of a prince.

2. a woman of the same rank as a prince in her own right. Princess Anne.

princiˈpality (-ˈpӕ-) – plural ˌprinciˈpalities – noun

a state or country ruled by a prince.

prince

→ أَمِير princ prins Prinz πρίγκιπας príncipe prinssi prince princ principe 王子 왕자 prins prins książę príncipe принц prins เจ้าชาย prens hoàng tử 王子

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The Prince went on his way, thinking about this strange adventure, when suddenly at the turn of the walk he perceived a tall man whose face was the picture of misery, holding in his hands a silken cord of the exact colour of those round the necks of the dead men.

'You swear,' said the Prince, 'that you will love me till you die, but I fear your faithless heart, and I feel that I shall soon have to seek the Fairy Despair, ruler of half this island.

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He would abruptly commence to hold forth about the Epanchins, about Lebedeff, or the prince, and equally abruptly would stop short and refuse to speak another word, answering all further questions with a stupid smile, unconscious that he was smiling, or that he had been asked a question.

When Lebedeff returned, in company with the general, after their expedition to town a few days since, for the purpose of investigation, he brought the prince no information whatever.

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The Prince, on his way back from his usual before-breakfast stroll, lingered for a short time amongst the beds of hyacinths and yellow crocuses.

"It is too early in the morning, Prince," she said, "for you to sit there dreaming so long and so earnestly.

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High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt.

"Why can't you be like the Happy Prince?" asked a sensible mother of her little boy who was crying for the moon.

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I only need see Prince Vasili Sergeevich: he is staying here, is he not?

"Princess Drubetskaya to see Prince Vasili Sergeevich," he called to a footman dressed in knee breeches, shoes, and a swallow-tail coat, who ran downstairs and looked over from the halfway landing.

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The little company started off at a trot on the road to Cambrin, where they expected to find the prince. But he was no longer there, having withdrawn on the previous evening to La Bassee, misled by false intelligence of the enemy's movements.

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And then "Rap, rap, rap!" went the club of realism against the shoe soles of Prince Michael, of the Electorate of Valleluna.

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