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Prince of Wales

 
–noun
1. a title conferred on the eldest son, or heir apparent, of the British sovereign.
2. Cape, a cape in W Alaska, on Bering Strait opposite the Russian Federation: the westernmost point of North America.
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Origin:
1275–1325; ME
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Ed⋅ward

  [ed-werd]
–noun
1. Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall (“The Black Prince”), 1330–76, English military leader (son of Edward III).
2. Lake, a lake in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a source of the Nile. 830 sq. mi. (2150 sq. km).
3. a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich, happy” and “guardian.”
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Prince of Wales  
n.  

  1. The male heir to the British throne.

  2. Used as the title for the male heir to the British throne, conferred by the sovereign.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Cultural Dictionary

Prince of Wales

A title traditionally held by the male heir to the throne of Britain. (See Wales.)

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

Edward 
masc. proper name, from O.E. Ead-weard, lit. "prosperity-guard." Edwardian is attested from 1861 in ref. to the medieval Eng. kings of that name; 1908 in the sense of "of the time or reign of Edward VII" (1901-10), and, since 1934, especially with reference to the men's clothing styles (cf. teddy-boy, 1954).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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