prince
IPA: prˈɪns
noun
- (now archaic or historical) A (male) ruler, a sovereign; a king, monarch.
- (obsolete) A female monarch.
- Someone who is preeminent in their field; a great person.
- The (male) ruler or head of a principality.
- A male member of a royal family other than the ruler; especially (in the United Kingdom) the son or grandson of the monarch.
- A non-royal high title of nobility, especially in France and the Holy Roman Empire.
- A type of court card used in tarot cards, the equivalent of the jack.
- The mushroom Agaricus augustus.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Rohana.
- The title of a prince.
- A surname transferred from the nickname for someone who acted like a prince, or played the part in a pageant, or served in the household of a prince.
- A male given name from English in occasional use.
- A township in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.
- A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Meota No. 468, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A census-designated place in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
verb
- (intransitive, rare, often followed by dummy subject it) To behave or act like a prince.
- (transitive, rare) To transform (someone) into a prince.
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Examples of "prince" in Sentences
- The word prince means one who has authority in a specific kingdom.
- The word prince seemed to have leaped over the language barrier easily enough.
- The term prince of this world was a reference to the “principles” that influenced the Jewish religious world of thought at that time.
- If anything, this passage truly stresses that a prince cannot always be good, “a prince cannot possibly exercise all those virtues for which men are called ‘good’ (49.)”
- Besides, the prince proved himself to be a _good prince_, and publicly acknowledged Palmer, showing himself in his box, taking charge of his entertainments, and occupying himself with his racing-stable.
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