[prins] Pronunciation Key | 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. |
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[prins] Pronunciation Key | 1. | Harold S(mith) (Hal), born 1928, U.S. stage director and producer. |
| 2. | a male given name. |
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| prince
(prĭns) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin prīnceps; see per1 in Indo-European roots.] prince'ship' n. |
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| Prince
(prĭns) Pronunciation Key
American stage director, producer, and writer whose productions include Damn Yankees (1955) and Fiorello! (1959), for which he won a Pulitzer Prize. |
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prince
| prince | |
noun | |
| a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign) |
Prince Frederick, MD (CDP, FIPS 63950) Location: 38.54860 N, 76.58907 W
Population (1990): 1885 (617 housing units)
Area: 17.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 20678
Prince George, VA Zip code(s): 23875
Prince Edward County, VA (county, FIPS 147) Location: 37.21831 N, 78.44307 W
Population (1990): 17320 (6075 housing units)
Area: 913.8 sq km (land), 2.8 sq km (water)
Prince George County, VA (county, FIPS 149) Location: 37.18677 N, 77.22121 W
Population (1990): 27394 (8640 housing units)
Area: 687.9 sq km (land), 41.3 sq km (water)
Prince George's County, MD (county, FIPS 33) Location: 38.83030 N, 76.84913 W
Population (1990): 729268 (270090 housing units)
Area: 1259.8 sq km (land), 33.7 sq km (water)
Prince William County, VA (county, FIPS 153) Location: 38.70405 N, 77.47778 W
Population (1990): 215686 (74759 housing units)
Area: 876.5 sq km (land), 27.5 sq km (water)
Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan Census, AK (Area, FIPS 201) Location: 55.45404 N, 132.05037 W
Population (1990): 6278 (2543 housing units)
Area: 18970.4 sq km (land), 13576.6 sq km (water)
Prince
Prince\, n. [F., from L. princeps, -cipis, the first, chief; primus first + capere to take. See Prime, a., and Capacious.]1. The one of highest rank; one holding the highest place and authority; a sovereign; a monarch; -- originally applied to either sex, but now rarely applied to a female. --Wyclif (Rev. i. 5). Go, Michael, of celestial armies prince. --Milton. Queen Elizabeth, a prince admirable above her sex. --Camden. 2. The son of a king or emperor, or the issue of a royal family; as, princes of the blood. --Shak. 3. A title belonging to persons of high rank, differing in different countries. In England it belongs to dukes, marquises, and earls, but is given to members of the royal family only. In Italy a prince is inferior to a duke as a member of a particular order of nobility; in Spain he is always one of the royal family. 4. The chief of any body of men; one at the head of a class or profession; one who is pre["e]minent; as, a merchant prince; a prince of players. "The prince of learning." --Peacham. Prince-Albert coat, a long double-breasted frock coat for men. Prince of the blood, Prince consort, Prince of darkness. See under Blood, Consort, and Darkness. Prince of Wales, the oldest son of the English sovereign. Prince's feather (Bot.), a name given to two annual herbs (Amarantus caudatus and Polygonum orientale), with apetalous reddish flowers arranged in long recurved panicled spikes. Prince's metal, Prince Rupert's metal. See under Metal. Prince's pine. (Bot.) See Pipsissewa.
Prince
Prince\, v. i. To play the prince. [R.] --Shak.
Prince
the title generally applied to the chief men of the state. The "princes of the provinces" (1 Kings 20:14) were the governors or lord-lieutenants of the provinces. So also the "princes" mentioned in Dan. 6:1, 3, 4, 6, 7 were the officers who administered the affairs of the provinces; the "satraps" (as rendered in R.V.). These are also called "lieutenants" (Esther 3:12; 8:9; R.V., "satraps"). The promised Saviour is called by Daniel (9:25) "Messiah the Prince" (Heb. nagid); compare Acts 3:15; 5:31. The angel Micheal is called (Dan. 12:1) a "prince" (Heb. sar, whence "Sarah," the "princes").
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