princenoun [ C ]
uk/prɪns/us/prɪns/B1 an important male member of a royal family, especially a son or grandson of the king or queen:
Prince Edward
Prince Juan Carlos of Spain became king in 1975.
a male ruler of a country, usually a small country:
Prince Albert II is the ruling prince of Monaco.
prince among/of sth literary
a man who is excellent at something:
that prince of flautists, William Bennett
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- The witch cast a spell on the prince and he turned into a frog.
- The prince has two bodyguards watching over him every hour of the day.
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Royalty, aristocracy & titles
- accession
- archduke
- aristocracy
- aristocrat
- baron
- ennoble
- er
- esquire
- grace
- hereditary peer
- monarchist
- Mr
- Mrs
- nobility
- noble
- sire
- sovereign
- squire
- sultan
- throne
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