1
b
: the ruler of a principality or state
2
: a male member of a royal family
especially
: a son of the sovereign
3
: a nobleman of varying rank and status
4
: one likened to a prince
especially
: a man of high rank or of high standing in his class or profession
Synonyms of prince
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a neighborhood in which the city's merchant princes built palaces that shamelessly celebrated their wealth
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The disgraced former prince was reported to be moving to his brother’s state in Sandringham, far away from the spotlight.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 Dec. 2025
As a child, Hamnet dies during the plague—a loss that O’Farrell depicts as catalyzing Shakespeare’s tragic play about the Danish prince.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2025
Good night sweet prince, good night.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
In October, Britain’s King Charles stripped his younger brother of his title of prince and forced him out of his Windsor home, seeking to distance the royals from him over his links to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
—CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 Dec. 2025
As a child, Hamnet dies during the plague—a loss that O’Farrell depicts as catalyzing Shakespeare’s tragic play about the Danish prince.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2025
Good night sweet prince, good night.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
In October, Britain’s King Charles stripped his younger brother of his title of prince and forced him out of his Windsor home, seeking to distance the royals from him over his links to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
—CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prince
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“Prince.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prince. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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prince
noun1
2
: a son or grandson of a monarch : a male member of a royal family
3
: a nobleman of very high rank
4
: a person of high standing in his class or profession
Etymology
Middle English prince "ruler, king," from early French prince (same meaning), from Latin princip-, princeps "leader, initiator," literally, "one who takes the first part," from primus "first" and capere "to take" — related to prime
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