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prince

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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
noun ruler, lord, monarch, sovereign, crown prince, liege, potentate, prince regent, crowned head, dynast
Translations
Spanish prince [prɪns] n → príncipe m
French prince [prɪns] n → prince m
German prince [prɪns] n → Prinz m
Italian prince [prɪns] n → principe m
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The prince was, therefore, contrary to his custom, gloomy and anxious, when an officer entered and announced to Marshal de Grammont that some one wished to see him.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
"Sire," he replied, "the prince is still very young for the cares of state.
The Arabian Nights by Lang, Andrew View in context
The Passage of Arms, as it was called, which was to take place at Ashby, in the county of Leicester, as champions of the first renown were to take the field in the presence of Prince John himself, who was expected to grace the lists, had attracted universal attention, and an immense confluence of persons of all ranks hastened upon the appointed morning to the place of combat.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
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