- (in Britain) a son of the sovereign or of one of the sovereign's sons
- a nonreigning male member of a sovereign family
- the monarch of a small territory, such as Monaco, usually called a principality, that was at some time subordinate to an emperor or king
- any sovereign; monarch
- a nobleman in various countries, such as Italy and Germany
- an outstanding member of a specified group: a merchant prince
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prince /prɪns/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Governmenta male member of a royal family who is not ruling:one of seven princes waiting for the king to die.[as part of a title, before a name]:Prince Ladislav.
- Government(in Great Britain) a son of the king or queen, or a son of the son of a king or queen.
- Governmentthe ruler of a small state or country, as Monaco.
- one who is the best example in its class of some noun mentioned:a merchant prince.
- an admirable person:He was a real prince: showing her the sights and driving her home.
prince
(prins),USA pronunciation n.
prince′less, adj.
prince′ship, n.
Prince (prins),USA pronunciation n.
Prince, The, (Italian, Il Principe),
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Governmenta nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- Government[Hist.]a sovereign or monarch;
king. - Government(in Great Britain) a son or grandson (if the child of a son) of a king or queen.
- Governmentthe English equivalent of any of various titles of nobility in other countries.
- Governmenta holder of such a title.
- Governmentthe ruler of a small state, as one actually or nominally subordinate to a suzerain:Monaco is ruled by a prince.
- a person or thing that is chief or preeminent in any class, group, etc.:a merchant prince.
- a person possessing admirably fine and genial characteristics:He is a prince of a man.
- Latin prīncip- (stem of prīnceps) first, principal (adjective, adjectival), principal person, leader (noun, nominal), equivalent. to prīn- for prīmus prime + -cep- (combining form of capere to take) + -s nominative singular ending
- Old French
- Middle English 1175–1225
prince′ship, n.
Prince (prins),USA pronunciation n.
- Biographical Harold S., born 1928, U.S. stage director and producer.
- a male given name.
Prince, The, (Italian, Il Principe),
- Governmenta treatise on statecraft (1513) by Niccolò Machiavelli.
Al•bert
(al′bərt),USA pronunciation n.
- Biographical Carl (Bert), born 1908, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
- Prince (Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emanuel, Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha), 1819–61, consort of Queen Victoria.
- Lake. Also called Al′bert Nyan′za. a lake in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a source of the Nile. 100 mi. (160 km) long;
2061 sq. mi. (5338 sq. km);
2030 ft. (619 m) above sea level. - a male given name: from Old High German words meaning "noble'' and "bright.''
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prince /prɪns/ n
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Prince /prɪns/ n
- full name Prince Rogers Nelson. 1958–2016, US rock singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. His albums include Dirty Mind (1981), Purple Rain (1984), Parade (1986), and Sign o' the Times (1987)
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