- a male member of a royal family who is not king, especially the son or grandson of the king or queen
- the royal princes
- Prince William
- prince of… the Prince of Wales
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- 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
- prince of… the prince of Orange
- Prince Albert of Monaco
- (in some European countries) a nobleman
- prince of/among somethingTopics People in societyc1 (literary) a man who is thought to be one of the best in a particular field
- the prince of comedy
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin princeps, princip- ‘first, chief, sovereign’, from primus ‘first’ + capere ‘take’.
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