Definitions for Prince
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Princeton's WordNet(4.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. princenoun

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

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. princenoun

   A (male) ruler, a sovereign; a king, monarch.

2. princenoun

   Someone who is preeminent in their field; a great person.

   He is a prince among men.

3. princenoun

   The (male) ruler or head of a principality.

4. princenoun

   A male member of a royal family other than the ruler; especially (in the United Kingdom) the son or grandson of the monarch.

5. princenoun

   A common name of the mushroom Agaricus augustus.

6. princenoun

   A type of court card used in Tarot cards, the equivalent to the Jack.

7. Princenoun

   The title of a prince.

8. Princenoun

   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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Princeadjective

   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. Princeadjective

   the son of a king or emperor, or the issue of a royal family; as, princes of the blood

3. Princeadjective

   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

4. Princeadjective

   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

5. Princeverb

   to play the prince

6. Etymology: [F., from L. princeps, -cipis, the first, chief; primus first + capere to take. See Prime, a., and Capacious.]

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1. Prince

   Prince is a general term for a ruler, monarch, or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and it is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess. The English word derives, via the French word prince, from the Latin noun princeps, from primus + capio, meaning "the chief, most distinguished, ruler, prince".

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Prince

   prins, n. one of the highest rank: a sovereign: son of a king or emperor: a title of nobility, as in Germany: the chief of any body of men:—fem. Prin′cess.—v.i. to play the prince (usually with it).—ns. Prince′-bish′op, a bishop who was also the civil ruler or prince of his diocese; Prince′-Con′sort, the husband of a reigning queen; Prince′dom, the estate, jurisdiction, sovereignty, or rank of a prince; Prince′hood, rank or quality of a prince; Prince′-Impē′rial, the eldest son of an emperor; Prince′kin, Prince′let, Prince′ling, a little or inferior prince.—adj. Prince′-like, becoming a prince.—n. Prince′liness.—adj. Prince′ly, prince-like: becoming a prince: grand: august: regal.—adv. in a prince-like manner.—adv. Prin′cessly, like a princess.—n. Prin′cess-Roy′al, the eldest daughter of a sovereign.—adj. Prin′cified, ridiculously dignified.—n. Mer′chant-prince, a merchant who has gained great wealth.—Prince of darkness, Prince of this world, Satan; Prince of Peace, Christ: the Messiah; Prince of Wales, the eldest son of the British sovereign; Prince Rupert's drops (see Drop); Prince's feather, a tall showy annual with spikes of rose-coloured flowers; Prince's metal, a gold-like alloy of 70 parts of copper and 25 of zinc. [Fr.,—L. princeps—primus, first, capĕre, to take.]

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   Song lyrics by prince -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by prince on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Aristocrat

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Prince' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1716

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Prince' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3945

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Prince' in Nouns Frequency: #724

Anagrams for Prince »

1. pincer

How to pronounce Prince?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Prince in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Prince in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Prince in a Sentence

1. Susan Hough:

   The earthquake itself, like most large earthquakes, released energy with a wide range of frequencies, the bigger the earthquake, the greater the level of booming low tones. But big earthquakes also release a lot of high-frequency energy. The high-frequency energy gets damped out quickly as it travels through the earth, so the Haiti earthquake was damaging to Port-au-Prince in part because the fault rupture was so close.

2. Marc Fernich:

   All these actors appear to bear some responsibility for this calamity. All seem to have a share of Mr. Epsteins blood on their hands. All should be ashamed of their behavior, i call for a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding Mr. Epsteins death. The public needs to know exactly what happened and why and how his custodians could have let it occur. Epsteinsdeath comes two weeks after the 66-year-old was placed on suicide watch after he was found nearly unconscious in his cell with injuries to his neck.At the time, it was not clear whether the injuries were self-inflicted or from an assault. He had been taken off suicide watch before he killed himself, a person familiar with the matter told the AP.It wasnt immediately clear when he was taken off suicide watch. Jeffrey Epstein DEAD : TIMELINE OF SEXUAL ABUSE ALLEGATIONS AND RELATED LEGAL CASES Epstein was arrested on July 6 over the alleged sexual abuse of dozens of young girls in his Upper East Side townhouse and his waterfront mansion in Palm Beach, Florida, between 2002 and 2005 Epstein allegedly created and maintained a vast network and operation from 2002 up to and including at least 2005 that enabled him to sexually exploit and abuse dozens of underage girls in addition to paying victims to recruit other girls. Prosecutors said that victims would be escorted to a room with a massage table where they would perform massages on Epstein. At the time of Epsteins arrest, prosecutors said they found a trove of pictures of nude and seminude young women and girls at his $ 77 million Manhattan Hospital mansion. They also say additional victims have come forward since the arrest. He had pleaded not guilty and faced up to 45 years in prison if convicted. Jeffrey Epstein EPSTEINS ALLEGED SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIM NAMED Bill Richardson, GEORGE MITCHELL IN NEWLY RELEASED DOCUMENTS Bill Richardson deathalso comes a day after thousands of documents were unsealed Friday in connection with a defamation case against Bill Richardson alleged recruiter that revealed dozens of high-profile names including former Maine Sen. George Mitchell, ex-New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and Prince Andrew, Duke of York. Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who has long claimed Epstein forced her to have sex with powerful men, claimed in the lawsuit that Epstein and Virginia Roberts Giuffre associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, kept Ghislaine Maxwell as a.

3. Coming to America:

   Prince Akeem Oh, it was a most amazing game. The Giants of New York took on the Packers of Green Bay. The Giants triumphed by kicking a pigskin ball through a big H. A most ripping victory. Cleo McDowell Son... I'm just going to tell you this one time. If you want to keep working here, stay off the drugs.

4. Neil Sean:

   Neil Sean claimed. Prince Charles private equerry( the royal private secretary) has delivered a note to the duke to demand a meeting oddly though alone.

5. Kerene Barefield:

   Prince Charles came out and did a speech that supported Diana's positive work, it was lovely, but there were certainly questions. It also made people miss the cheeky chap we knew and love. But he’s got a lot to do before he gets back in the UK’s good books.

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