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Definition of Prince
1. Noun. A male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign).
Specialized synonyms: Archduke, Crown Prince, Dauphin, Grand Duke, Maharaja, Maharajah, Elector, Prince Consort, Princeling, Princeling, Prince Of Wales
Generic synonyms: Aristocrat, Blue Blood, Patrician
Specialized synonyms: Cyrus, Cyrus The Younger, Edward, Edward Antony Richard Louis, Prince Edward, Duke Of Edinburgh, Philip, Prince Philip, Prince Rupert, Rupert
Derivative terms: Princedom, Princedom, Princely
Definition of Prince
1. n. The one of highest rank; one holding the highest place and authority; a sovereign; a monarch; - - originally applied to either sex, but now rarely applied to a female.
2. v. i. To play the prince.
Definition of Prince
1. Proper noun. The title of a prince. ¹
2. Proper noun. A surname for someone who acted like a prince, or played the part in a pageant, or served in the household of a prince. ¹
3. Proper noun. (English male given name) in occasional use. ¹
4. Noun. (context: now archaic or historical) A (male) ruler, a sovereign; a king, monarch. (defdate from 13th c.) ¹
5. Noun. Someone who is preeminent in their field; a great person. (defdate from 13th c.) ¹
6. Noun. The (male) ruler or head of a principality. (defdate from 14th c.) ¹
7. Noun. A male member of a royal family other than the ruler; especially (in the United Kingdom) the son or grandson of the monarch. (defdate from 14th c.) ¹
8. Noun. A common name of the mushroom ''Agaricus augustus''. ¹
9. Noun. A type of court card used in Tarot cards, the equivalent to the Jack. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prince
1. a non-reigning male member of a royal family [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prince
Literary usage of Prince
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1890)
"Addington, on the pretence of saving the king trouble, proposed that a council
of regency should be named, of which the prince should be a member. ..."
2. Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Samuel Timmins (1860)
"The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, prince of Denmarke. ... VIII, 113) Hamlet,
prince of Denmarke. Collated with the old and modern Editions, in the Library ..."
3. On War by Carl von Clausewitz, James John Graham, Frederic Natusch Maude (1908)
"SUMMARY OF THE INSTRUCTION GIVEN BY THE AUTHOR TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE CROWN
prince IN THE YEARS 1810, 1811, AND 1812 SCHEME WHICH WAS LAID BEFORE GENERAL ..."
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