crown prince
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3.4
- noun
- /kraʊn prɪns/
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príncipe heredero
- During the ceremony, the crown prince spoke about his future responsibilities as king.
Everything from the king, the Crown Prince on down.
- Everything from the king, the Crown Prince on down.
- The golden child is actually a type we could also call the Crown Prince or the Crown Princess or the heir apparent.
- And even though Lydia doesn't want to, she can't help but look at Roon, the Crown Prince of Velbar, and Faye was staring right at her.
- And King Saman says, deal with my son, the deputy Crown Prince MBS.
Examples
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They're saying the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia personally hacked Jeff Bezos's phone.
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You realize this makes you undisputed crown prince, don't you?
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The crown prince will not stand for it.
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You will be honored to know the crown prince... plans to attend your performance tonight.
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Rassigart will be the new crown prince.
Fiction book (1997) -
At the age of three, he will be made crown prince, and at seven he will ascend the throne as king.
Fiction book (1996) -
Charlie sits at Maranzano's right hand, the designated crown prince.
Fiction book (1991) -
The crown prince sat back in his box, his cloak turned purple side in, brooding into a cup of ale.
Fiction book (1993) -
Sweden was ruled by Napoleon's former Marshall, Bernard Dodd, now officially known as Crown Prince Karl Johan.
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Indeed, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia visited A.Q. Khan's laboratory, reportedly only to pursue conventional weapons deals with him, but nonetheless a worrisome possibility.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
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4.0
The eldest son of the British king or queen who is first in line to the throne
Person expected to be the next leader in a family or organization
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound meaning—an heir or designated successor—is directly inferable from 'crown' (monarchy, rulership) + 'prince' (a royal successor), so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily deduce the sense. Even the figurative extension to a favored successor in a field is a straightforward metaphor from the literal royal sense and is cross-linguistically common, supporting full compositional transparency.
Etymology
Crown prince paints the picture of a prince chosen to one day wear the king's crown and sit on the throne. That's why it means 'the prince who is expected to become king'.