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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 [prɪns]
n
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. US and Canadian informal a generous and charming man
[via Old French from Latin princeps first man, ruler, chief]
princelike  adj
Prince [prɪns]
n
(Biographies / Prince (1958 M, US, MUSIC: rock singer, MUSIC: songwriter, MUSIC: record producer) 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 Emancipation (1996). He changed his stage name to a symbol and is often referred to as `The Artist formerly known as Prince'
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Clearly, the political ideology of the time was beginning to shift toward a notion of princeship anchored on religious morality: even godlike kings must face the wrath of divine justice.
Salvatore Di Maria. The Italian Tragedy in the Renaissance--Cultural ... by Bancheri, Salvatore / Italica
From her analysis, "Comedy, Machiavelli's Letters, and His Imaginary Republics," Machiavelli emerges as one who delights in his imagination of theoretical conquests and princeship, and ultimately becomes, through the imaginative exercise of his comic art, "a founding prince of imaginary republics and the educator of those who with the wisdom he teaches may be the founders of actual regimes" (59).
Vickie B. Sullivan, ed. The Comedy and Tragedy of Machiavelli: Essays ... by Di Maria, Salvatore / Italica
 
 
 
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