prince
noun /prɪns/
/prɪns/
- the royal princes
- Prince Charles
- prince of… the Prince of Wales
- prince of… the prince of Orange
- Prince Albert of Monaco
- (in some European countries) a nobleman
- prince of/among something (literary) a man who is thought to be one of the best in a particular field
- the prince of comedy
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin princeps, princip- ‘first, chief, sovereign’, from primus ‘first’ + capere ‘take’.