prince
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- noun
- /prɪns/
- My guest is the Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, stick around.
- crown prince
- young prince
- prince and pauper
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- Shocked the whole of Europe that an anointed Prince could be tried.
- So why is the Prince getting more than the queen?
- I married a Prince and it didn't work out.
- Is it possible that Prince Andrew didn't know about Epstein?
- I'm living like, you know, the Prince of the Middle East.
- I don't I didn't watch the Crown Prince, Prince Philip Philip, right.
- His mate, his wife, his Princess, Prince Hunt, Athlar Dannon.
- I wish you listened to me in Prince Harry's new memoir.
- I guess maybe, but Prince Naveen is the only one of color.
- You played as this like Prince and his name was like Ali.
- So the the Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, I think those are their names.
Examples
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The prince waved to the crowd from the palace balcony.
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I need to see the prince.
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So why is the Prince getting more than the queen?
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A boat! - The prince is back! - What?
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What does the prince have to say for himself?
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Is the prince at home?
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No one among the crowd took the prince up on his offer.
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Sarah liked the picture of the prince in the storybook.
Academic text (2013) -
The people responded to their prince with enthusiasm; their obvious love and loyalty touched him deeply.
Fiction book (1991) -
To judge by the low growl among the crowd, the prince's certainty was not shared by his people.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
Compounds
- Literature
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A powerful evil being in some religions who rules Hell and tempts people
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The eldest son of the British king or queen who is first in line to the throne
- Archaic
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A formal long coat for men with two rows of buttons popular in the 19th century
A small yew tree with hanging branches grown for gardens, native to the mountains of southern Chile
A small decorative yew tree with attractive leaves and partly drooping branches
- New Zealand
A New Zealand fern with divided leaves and very hairy stalks
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Etymology
Prince comes from the old Latin word princeps, which meant 'first' or 'chief'. Think of principal or 'prime' to remember — they all mean 'first', so a prince was seen as the leading person in the kingdom, which is why today the word means a male member of the royal family.