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prince Definition

prince (prins)

noun

  1. Archaic any male monarch; esp., a king
  2. a ruler whose rank is below that of king; head of a principality
  3. a nonreigning male member of a royal family
    1. in Great Britain, a son of the sovereign or of a son of the sovereign
    2. any of various noblemen in other countries
  5. ☆
    1. a preeminent person in any class or group a merchant prince
    2. Informal a fine, generous, helpful fellow

Etymology: OFr < L princeps, first, chief, prince < *primo-caps, lit., first-taken < primus (see prime) + capere, to take (see have)

prince Related Forms

prince′·dom noun

prince Synonyms

prince

n.

sovereign, ruler, monarch, potentate; see royalty.

prince Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • darkness: Would the prince of darkness, in order to promote his kingdom of darkness, lead men to the sun?
  • demon: Verse 34: the Pharisees said, " It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons.
  • kingdom: Yet the prince of the kingdom of Persia must with.
  • king: Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, and the first begotten from the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth.
  • peace: The prince of peace; the king of love.

Converse of object

marry: The next day she was to marry the prince.

Adjective modifier

  • handsome: That doesn't seem a likely way to make handsome princes fall in love with you.
  • Saudi: They are alleged to have provided more than pounds 17m of benefits to a Saudi prince.
  • warlike: To be ignored of any one of the following four or five principles does not befit a warlike prince.
  • feudal: If a feudal prince or the king could guard and hold it, all would spontaneously submit themselves to him.
  • Welsh: Seat of the Welsh princes from the Roman period right up to the feudal.
  • mighty: Header, " To the most high and mighty prince, JAMES, etc.

Modifies a noun

bishop: The status of ' prince bishop ' was formally removed in 1835, having long been largely ceremonial.

Noun used with modifier

  • half-blood: Magic and fairy stories Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the half-blood prince.
  • crown: The king of Hawaii ranked above the crown prince of imperial Germany.
  • clown: The clown prince of football is a Burnley player.
  • merchant: On the streets of Spitalfields, some of the houses created by these merchant princes stand today.
  • fairy: It's the fairy dwelling of a fairy prince.