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.]

Freebase(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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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1. prince

   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

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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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. Duncan Sandys:

   One of the reasons why the royal family has survived in the hearts of the British people for so long is they have modernized and moved with the times. I think people want to see, at the end of the day … them happy just as they want to be happy themselves. I think when you look at the pictures, film and everything of Prince Prince Harry and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, what you see is what is replicated millions of times every year around the world : two people falling in love.

2. Phylos the Tibetan:

   This is before the coming of a new Heaven and a new Earth, in the which shall reign the Prince of Peace forever and forever, as the Old shall be passed away, for lo on earth there is nothing great but man in man there is nothing great but mind. . . . .

3. Clinton Huggins:

   You can put a pig in a palace and that doesn't make him a prince! You can put a prince in a pig pen and he wont't become a pig.

4. Kevin Durant:

   My team and I connected instantly with the Union coaching staff and leadership, as well as the team's story, off the pitch, I'm looking forward to working in the Chester and Philadelphia communities and making an impact in the same way that the KDCF has been able to in my hometown of Prince George's County.

5. Will Smith:

   Today, Jada & I mourn with all of you the loss of a beautiful poet, a true inspiration, and one of the most magnificent artists to ever grace this earth, prince.

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