Definitions for Princeprɪns

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

princeprɪns(n.)

a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
Category: Government
(in Great Britain) a son of the sovereign or of a son of the sovereign.
Category: Government
the English equivalent of any of various titles of nobility in other countries.
Category: Government
a holder of such a title.
Category: Government
the ruler of a small or subordinate state, as Monaco.
Category: Government
a preeminent person in any class or group:
a merchant prince.
an admirable person.
Archaic.a monarch or king.
Category: Government

Origin of prince:

1175–1225; < OF < L prīncipem, acc. of prīnceps first, principal (adj.), principal person, leader (n.) =prīn-, for prīmusprime+-cep- (comb. form of capere to take) +-s nom. sing. ending

Princeton's WordNet

prince(noun)
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

prince(noun)ɪns
a male member of a royal family
Prince Charles of England

Wiktionary

prince(Noun)
A (male) ruler, a sovereign; a king, monarch.
prince(Noun)
Someone who is preeminent in their field; a great person.
He is a prince among men.
prince(Noun)
The (male) ruler or head of a principality.
prince(Noun)
A male member of a royal family other than the ruler; especially (in the United Kingdom) the son or grandson of the monarch.
prince(Noun)
A common name of the mushroom Agaricus augustus.
prince(Noun)
A type of court card used in Tarot cards, the equivalent to the Jack.
Prince(ProperNoun)
The title of a prince.
Prince(ProperNoun)
A surname for someone who acted like a prince, or played the part in a pageant, or served in the household of a prince.

Webster Dictionary

Prince(adj)
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
Prince(adj)
the son of a king or emperor, or the issue of a royal family; as, princes of the blood
Prince(adj)
a title belonging to persons of high rank, differing in different countries. In England it belongs to dukes, marquises, and earls, but is given to members of the royal family only. In Italy a prince is inferior to a duke as a member of a particular order of nobility; in Spain he is always one of the royal family
Prince(adj)
the chief of any body of men; one at the head of a class or profession; one who is preeminent; as, a merchant prince; a prince of players
Prince(verb)
to play the prince