princeprince /prɪns/ ●●● W3 noun [countable] 
Word Origin
Prince William2a male ruler of a small country or state: Prince Rainier of Monaco3 the prince of something/a prince among something literary the man who is best at something: the prince of sculptors
Word OriginWORD ORIGINprince
ExamplesOrigin:
1100-1200 Old French, Latin princeps ‘leader’, from primus ( ➔ PRIME1) + capere ‘to take’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Robbins was a prince among story-tellers.
- the prince of the junk bond salesmen
- Medals, seals, manuscripts reliefs and sculptures document the competition of princes and nobles with the Salien rulers.
- Ralston was considered for a job that challenges many skills and requires the best we find of the warrior / prince genre.
- The prince has suggested two possible constitutional mechanisms to achieve this end.
- There were few things more calculated to endear a prince to his subjects than a display of stern retribution on unjust officials.
THESAURUS► king
Collocations the male ruler of a country, who comes from a royal family: · George III was the king of England at that time.· King Harald V of Norway
► queen a woman who rules a country because she is from a royal family, or the wife of a king: · She became queen when she was only 14 years old.· Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
► monarch a king or queen: · The bishops were appointed by the monarch.
► monarchy a country that is ruled by a king or queen, or this type of political system: · Britain is a constitutional monarchy.· Some people want the monarchy to be abolished.
► prince the son of a king, queen, or prince, or the male ruler of a small country or state: · Prince Rainier of Monaco· The prince will inherit the throne when his father dies.
► ruler someone such as a king, who has official power over a country and its people: · the ruler of Babylonia· General Musharraf was the former military ruler of Pakistan.
► emperor the ruler of an empire (=group of countries): · the Habsburg emperors of the 19th century· Emperor Hirohito
► sovereign formal a king or queen: · It was hoped that a meeting of the two sovereigns would ease tensions between the countries.
► regent someone who governs instead of a king or queen, because the king or queen is ill, absent, or still a child: · Edward II left his friend Gaveston as regent.
► the crown formal the position of king or queen: · Warwick was a loyal servant of the crown.
WORD SETS► Officialsaccession, nounaccredited, adjectiveaide, nounambassador, nounapparatchik, nounarchduke, nounassemblyman, nounassemblywoman, nounattaché, nounbadge, nounborough council, nouncaliph, nounchamberlain, nounchancellery, nounchancellor, nounChancellor of the Exchequer, nounchieftain, nouncity fathers, nouncity planning, nouncivil servant, nounclerk, nounclerk of works, nounCllr, commissioner, nouncomptroller, nouncongressman, nouncongresswoman, nounconsul, nounconsulate, nouncoroner, nouncouncillor, nouncouncilman, nouncouncilwoman, nouncourtier, nouncrown, nouncrown, verbcrowned head, nounCrown Prince, nounCrown Princess, nounCustoms and Excise, noun-cy, suffixczar, nounczarina, noundeputy, noundictator, noundignitary, noundiplomat, noundiplomatic, adjectivediplomatic corps, noundiplomatic immunity, noundispatch box, noundispensation, noun-dom, suffixdossier, noundrug czar, nounducal, adjectiveduchess, nounduchy, nounduke, noundukedom, nounelder statesman, nounembassy, nounemirate, nounemissary, nounemperor, nounempress, nounEurocrat, nounfigurehead, nounForeign Office, the, governor, nounGovernor-General, noungovernorship, noungubernatorial, adjectivehack, nounHome Secretary, nounimpeach, verbinaugurate, verbincumbency, nounincumbent, nounkhalif, nounkhan, nounlegate, nounlegation, nounlegislator, nounlocal council, nounlord, nounLord, nounmandarin, nounmarshal, nounmayor, nounmayoralty, nounmayoress, nounmember, nounMember of Parliament, nounMEP, nounMI5, nounMI6, nounminister, nounministerial, adjectiveminister of state, nounmission, nounmole, nounmonarch, nounmonitor, nounmotorcade, nounMP, nounNo. 10, occupy, verb-ocrat, suffixoffice, nounoffice holder, nounofficer, nounofficial, nounofficial, adjectiveofficialdom, nounofficialese, nounoverlord, nounpalace, nounpatriarchal, adjectivepatrician, adjectivePharaoh, nounplenipotentiary, nounPM, nounpost, verbposting, nounpotentate, nounPPS, nounprefect, nounpremier, nounpres., presidency, nounpresident, nounpresident-elect, nounpresidential, adjectivepress secretary, nounpretender, nounPrime Minister, nounprince, nounprince consort, nounprincess, nounproconsul, nounproconsulate, nounProvost, nounpublic servant, nounquango, nounqueen, nounqueenly, adjectiveQueen Mother, nounrajah, nounred tape, nounreeve, nounreign, nounreign, verbreshuffle, nounroyal, adjectiveroyal, nounroyalty, nounruler, nounsecretary, nounsenator, nounShah, nounsheriff, nounshogun, nounsovereign, nounsoviet, nounstatesman, nounsuccession, nounsultan, nounsultana, nountechnocrat, nountown clerk, nountown council, nountribune, nountriumvirate, nountroika, nountsar, nountsarina, nountzar, nountzarina, nounundersecretary, nounvice-president, nounviceroy, nounvizier, nounVP, nounwalkabout, nounwatchdog, nounwhip, nounWhite House, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► great
1the son of a king, queen, or prince → princess: · Pitted against it were the great princes, some with ambition to achieve political and legal independence of the crown.· We used to be good enemies, that great prince and I, but somehow the enmity's grown cool of late.
► handsome· In several fables the kelpie appears as a handsome young prince, who lures maidens to a watery fate worse than death.· And then there was a brilliant light and the Beast turned into a handsome prince.· She loved the handsome prince who was soon to be crowned, and he loved her - or so she believed.· One hundred years later, a handsome and brave prince rode to the castle.· For tonight at least, she was Anne Mowbray, sister-in-law to the handsome prince who was soon to be crowned.· And if I had turned into a handsome prince Gillian would probably have shown me - him - the door.
► other· On the other hand, princes felt free to vent their own anger in ways which they now blocked to others.· Many of the other princes saw him as easily manipulable towards their faction's ends.· But the caution of other princes may not have blinded their followers to the possible propaganda value of the Laudes.
► young· The young princes had already been warned that an announcement concerning their parents was being made.· Unfortunately, the young prince was fatally wounded while hunting in 1031.· The young prince will feel emotionally bruised that his parents' marriage is over.· She fell in love with a beautiful young prince named Acis, whom Polyphemus, furiously jealous, killed.· In several fables the kelpie appears as a handsome young prince, who lures maidens to a watery fate worse than death.· He was a discreet consultant to King Hassan, whom he had first met when Hassan was a young prince.· The young prince had been waiting at Croydon Airport to greet his family when the news was broken to him.· The young prince had showered and changed since she had last seen him.
NOUN► crown· The crown prince countered by arranging full media coverage of a big National Guard training maneuver.· Conley is clearly the crown prince with 11 hostelries in the city with 774 rooms.· But the crown prince is 71 himself, and, having only half-brothers within the royal family, may have difficulty ruling.
VERB► marry· But the prince was kind, and Rapunzel decided she wanted to marry him.· The king announced that whoever fit into the slipper would get to marry the prince.
► turn· And if I had turned into a handsome prince Gillian would probably have shown me - him - the door.· And then there was a brilliant light and the Beast turned into a handsome prince.
Prince William2a male ruler of a small country or state: Prince Rainier of Monaco3 the prince of something/a prince among something literary the man who is best at something: the prince of sculptors