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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.

Origin:
1275–1325; ME

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.

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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
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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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