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prince
1[ prins ]
noun
- a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- History/Historical. a sovereign or monarch; king.
- (in Great Britain) a son or grandson (if the child of a son) of a king or queen.
- the English equivalent of any of various titles of nobility in other countries.
- a holder of such a title.
- the ruler of a small state, as one actually or nominally subordinate to a suzerain:
Monaco is ruled by a prince.
- a person or thing that is chief or preeminent in any class, group, etc.:
a merchant prince.
- a person possessing admirably fine and genial characteristics:
He is a prince of a man.
Prince
2[ prins ]
noun
- Har·old S(mith) [har, -, uh, ld , smith], Hal, 1928–2019, U.S. stage director and producer.
- Prince Rogers Nelson, 1958–2016, U.S. singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
- a male given name.
Prince
1/ prɪns /
noun
- Prince1958MUSMUSIC: rock singerMUSIC: songwriterMUSIC: record producer 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)
prince
2/ prɪns /
noun
- (in Britain) a son of the sovereign or of one of the sovereign's sons
- a nonreigning male member of a sovereign family
- the monarch of a small territory, such as Monaco, usually called a principality, that was at some time subordinate to an emperor or king
- any sovereign; monarch
- a nobleman in various countries, such as Italy and Germany
- an outstanding member of a specified group
a merchant prince
- informal.a generous and charming man
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Derived Forms
- ˈprinceˌlike, adjective
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Other Words From
- princeless adjective
- princeship noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of prince1
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Example Sentences
The new claims present numerous big problems for Prince Andrew.
Prince may have pranced around like a carefree libertine onstage, but in rehearsal he was more drill sergeant than sprite.
Prince George and his parents are enjoying their first Christmas in their magnificent country home.
And in a big departure from established royal protocol, Prince George might even get a—gasp—present to open on Christmas Day.
The biggest misfire here, though, was the notion that anyone would believe that this dude looked at all like Prince Harry.
And it would be hard indeed, if so remote a prince's notions of virtue and vice were to be offered as a standard for all mankind.
At the end of the campaign the Emperor justly rewarded his lieutenant by creating him Prince of Wagram.
He professed both to abominate and despise all mystery, refinement, and intrigue, either in a prince or a minister.
You will follow the suite of my daughter to Spain, and you will become the bosom Counsellor of the wife of your Prince?
Thereon the major-general took on himself to nominate Prince Eugne as Murat's successor.
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