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Word3 prince
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /prɪns/ /prɪns/
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  • the royal princes
  • prince charles
  • the prince of wales
  • the prince of orange
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prince

(noun)/prɪns/ /prɪns/
  1. a male member of a royal family who is not king, especially the son or grandson of the king or queen
    • SEE ALSO crown prince
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/crown-prince
    • the royal princes
    • Prince Charles
    • the Prince of Wales
  2. the male ruler of a small country or state that has a royal family; a male member of this family, especially the son or grandson of the ruler
    • the prince of Orange
    • Prince Albert of Monaco
  3. (in some European countries) a nobleman
  4. a man who is thought to be one of the best in a particular field
    • the prince of comedy

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: via Old French from Latin princeps, princip- ‘first, chief, sovereign’, from primus ‘first’ + capere ‘take’.
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