Prince of Wales
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- noun
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Príncipe de Gales
- In 1958, Prince Charles became the first Prince of Wales since 1936, after the abdication of King Edward VIII to marry Wallace Simpson.
- Prince of Wales
And so I, I, I have to and I pick the phone up and it's, hello, it's Prince of Wales here.
- And so I, I, I have to and I pick the phone up and it's, hello, it's Prince of Wales here.
- Meanwhile, you notice that that Hobbes becomes tutor to the younger Charles, the son of the the King, Prince of Wales.
Examples
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You're the Prince of Wales.
Fiction book (2001) -
A few weeks ago, the Prince of Wales visited the Caribbean in the aftermath of hurricanes that destroyed entire communities.
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Six months came to an end and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, took over.
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I am the Prince of Wales.
Fiction book (2001) -
King Henry: Edward, Prince of Wales, future king, is born!
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The Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles seen together in public quite clearly.
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This was Prince William at the weekend, enjoying the slopes of Klosters with his father, the Prince of Wales, in full view of the photographers.
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Following their fairy tale romance, the Prince of Wales married Lady Diana Spencer on 29th July, 1981 in St Paul's Cathedral and Diana became Her Royal Highness, the Princess of Wales.
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The Prince of Wales is expected to take on more royal duties as he prepares for his future role as king.
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During his visit, the Prince of Wales spoke about the importance of environmental conservation.
Synonyms
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3.4
A man who is expected to be the next king
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'prince' + 'of' + 'Wales', so a learner would correctly infer it refers to a prince associated with Wales. However, its conventionalized, institutional meaning—specifically the British heir apparent rather than simply a local prince—is specialized historical/political knowledge that cannot be reliably derived from the constituents alone, so B1 learners would likely not infer the full, specific sense without prior exposure.
Etymology
Prince of Wales may come from a time when English kings who took control of Wales began calling their oldest son the Prince of Wales to show he would rule that area. So the title came to mean the king or queen's eldest son, 'the next king'.