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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)

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prince Synonyms

prince

n.

sovereign, ruler, monarch, potentate; see royalty.


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prince Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • darkness: Would the prince of darkness, in order to promote his kingdom of darkness, lead men to the sun?

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.

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.
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prince quotes

Were you with these, my prince, you'd soon forget The pale, unripened beauties of the north.

-Addison,Joseph

Oft seldan hw×r ×fter leodhyre lytle hwile bongar bugeth. It is very rare that, after the fall of a prince, the deadly spear rests for long.

-Anonymous

Le Poe'  te est semblable au prince des nue¤  es Qui hante la tempe"  te et se rit de l'archer; Exile¤   sur le sol au milieu des hue¤  es, Ses ailes de ge¤  ant l'empe"  chent de marcher. The Poet is like that prince of the clouds Who haunts the storms and laughs at the archer; Exiled to the ground in the midst of jeers, Hisgiant wings prevent him from walking.

-Baudelaire, Charles

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