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- DictionaryPrince/prins/
noun
- 1. the son of a monarch.
- ▪ a close male relative of a monarch, especially a son's son.
- ▪ a male royal ruler of a small state, actually, nominally, or originally subject to a king or emperor: "he was the prince of a small kingdom that was now part of Pakistan"
- ▪ (in France, Germany, and other European countries) a nobleman, usually ranking next below a duke.
- ▪ a man or thing regarded as outstanding or excellent in a particular sphere or group: "arctic char is a prince among fishes"
Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin princeps, princip- ‘first, chief, sovereign’, from primus ‘first’ + capere ‘take’.
Derivatives
- 1. princedom noun
- 2. princelike adjective
- 3. princeship noun
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