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- 1 A surname transferred from the nickname for someone who acted like a prince, or played the part in a pageant, or served in the household of a prince. countable, uncountable
- 2 A male given name from English in occasional use. countable, uncountable
"Prince Fielder hit another home run today."
- 3 A township in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
- 4 A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Meota No. 468, Saskatchewan, Canada. countable, uncountable
- 5 A census-designated place in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. countable, uncountable
- 1 A (male) ruler, a sovereign; a king, monarch. archaic, historical
"Truely, to see our Princes all alone, sitting at their meat, beleagred round with so many talkers, whisperers, and gazing beholders, unknowne what they are or whence they come, I have often rather pittied than envied them."
- 2 The title of a prince.
"Having been at the center of an international tragedy, the general public view is that the next generation—Princes William and Harry, and also Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice—have suffered enough and deserve every moment of happiness coming their way, and people are more than willing to help them celebrate their successes."
- 3 a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign) wordnet
- 4 A female monarch. obsolete
"Queen Elizabeth, a prince admirable above her sex."
- 5 Someone who is preeminent in their field; a great person.
"He is a prince among men."
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- 6 The (male) ruler or head of a principality.
"He is the prince who never grew up – a one-time playboy and son of the Hollywood star Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco."
- 7 A male member of a royal family other than the ruler; especially (in the United Kingdom) the son or grandson of the monarch.
- 8 A non-royal high title of nobility, especially in France and the Holy Roman Empire.
"Prince Louis de Broglie won the 1929 Nobel Prize in Physics."
- 9 A type of court card used in tarot cards, the equivalent of the jack.
- 10 The mushroom Agaricus augustus.
- 11 Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Rohana.
- 1 To behave or act like a prince. intransitive, often, rare
"The Roofes of Palaces, and Nature prompts them / In ſimple and lowe things, to Prince it, much / Beyond the tricke of others."
- 2 To transform (someone) into a prince. rare, transitive
"All I could remember is the chorus, and something about pumpkins turning into princesses (???!) and frogs turning into princes. I figured she meant the frog was John before she princed him."
Etymology
From Middle English prince, from Anglo-Norman prince, from Latin prīnceps (“first head”), from prīmus (“first”) + capiō (“seize, take”). Cognate with Old English fruma (“prince, ruler”). Doublet of princeps and principe. Displaced native Middle English atheling, from Old English æþeling; Middle English kinebarn, from Old English cynebearn; Middle English alder, from Old English ealdor; and Middle English drighten, from Old English dryhten.
From Middle English prince, from Anglo-Norman prince, from Latin prīnceps (“first head”), from prīmus (“first”) + capiō (“seize, take”). Cognate with Old English fruma (“prince, ruler”). Doublet of princeps and principe. Displaced native Middle English atheling, from Old English æþeling; Middle English kinebarn, from Old English cynebearn; Middle English alder, from Old English ealdor; and Middle English drighten, from Old English dryhten.
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