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prince

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[prins]

noun

  1. a nonreigning male member of a royal family.

  2. History/Historical.a sovereign or monarch; king.

  3. (in Great Britain) a son or grandson (if the child of a son) of a king or queen.

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

  5. a holder of such a title.

  6. the ruler of a small state, as one actually or nominally subordinate to a suzerain.

    Monaco is ruled by a prince.

  7. a person or thing that is chief or preeminent in any class, group, etc..

    a merchant prince.

  8. a person possessing admirably fine and genial characteristics.

    He is a prince of a man.



Prince

2

[prins]

noun

  1. Harold S(mith) Hal, 1928–2019, U.S. stage director and producer.

  2. Prince Rogers Nelson, 1958–2016, U.S. singer, songwriter, and guitarist.

  3. a male given name.

prince

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/ ɪԲ /

noun

  1. (in Britain) a son of the sovereign or of one of the sovereign's sons

  2. a nonreigning male member of a sovereign family

  3. 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. any sovereign; monarch

  5. a nobleman in various countries, such as Italy and Germany

  6. an outstanding member of a specified group

    a merchant prince

  7. informala generous and charming man

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Prince

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/ ɪԲ /

noun

  1. 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)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • princeless adjective
  • princeship noun
  • ˈԳˌ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prince1

1175–1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin īԳ- (stem of īԳ ) first, principal (adj.), principal person, leader (noun), equivalent to ī- for īܲ prime + -cep- (combining form of capere to take) + -s nominative singular ending
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prince1

C13: via Old French from Latin princeps first man, ruler, chief
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It featured the prince standing with his three children, their arms around each other, looking out to sea.

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For example, the Iranian former crown prince Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran's former Shah, who was overthrown in the country's 1979 Islamic revolution.

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Prof Zelinitsky added: "This discovery shows us that, before tyrannosaurs became the kings, they were they were princes."

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It added that the event at which Hafeez and his wife were photographed meeting the princes "was run by a third party".

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Sir David's storytelling around the environment is a powerful asset in getting public attention and buy in – something the prince is acutely aware of.

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