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Definition of Crown prince
1. Noun. A male heir apparent to a throne.
Definition of Crown prince
1. Noun. A person designated and raised to become the next king. ¹
2. Noun. A person designated and raised to become the next emperor. ¹
3. Noun. A person expected to inherit or take over an enterprise or undertaking once its current manager retires or dies. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crown Prince
Literary usage of Crown prince
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great: Called by Thomas Carlyle (1873)
"For the truth is, no unofficial eye can see the Crown-Prince, or know what state
he is ... The Crown-Prince there, in his horror, indignation and despair, ..."
2. History of Friedrich II, of Prussia: Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1900)
"For the truth is, no unofficial eye can see the Crown-Prince, or know what state
he is ... The Crown-Prince there, in his horror, indignation and despair, ..."
3. History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, called Frederick the Great: in ten vol by Thomas Carlyle (1859)
"His Majesty even honours him by expecting he should quietly keep a monitorial
eye upon the Crown-Prince;— being his neighbour in those parts; ..."
4. Bismarck, the Man and the Statesman: Being the Reflections and Reminiscences by Otto Bismarck (1898)
"The dispensation from attendance at the cabinet councils craved by the Crown
Prince in his letter of June 30 now came up for discussion. ..."
5. The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte, Emperor of the French: With a Preliminary by Walter Scott (1827)
"Luckau submits to the crown prince of Simien.— Battles of Grass-Beeren ...
Tho crown prince of Sweden, on the other hand, had his head-quarters at Potsdam. ..."
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