| 单词 | prince |
| 释义 | prince —princeless, adj. —princeship, n. /prins/, n. 1. a nonreigning male member of a royal family. 2. Hist. a sovereign or monarch; king. 3. (in Great Britain) a son or grandson (if the child of a son) of a king or queen. 4. the English equivalent of any of various titles of nobility in other countries. 5. a holder of such a title. 6. the ruler of a small state, as one actually or nominally subordinate to a suzerain: Monaco is ruled by a prince. 7. a person or thing that is chief or preeminent in any class, group, etc.: a merchant prince. 8. a person possessing admirably fine and genial characteristics: He is a prince of a man. [1175-1225; ME < OF < L princip- (s. of princeps) first, principal (adj.), principal person, leader (n.), equiv. to prin- for primus PRIME + -cep- (comb. form of capere to take) + -s nom. sing. ending] |
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