prince

prince

noun \ˈprin(t)s\

Definition of PRINCE

1

a : monarch, king

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

— prince·ship \ˈprin(t)s-ˌship\ noun

Examples of PRINCE

1. <a neighborhood in which the city's merchant princes built palaces that shamelessly celebrated their wealth>

Origin of PRINCE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin princip-, princeps leader, initiator, from primus first + capere to take — more at heave

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to PRINCE

Synonyms

baron, captain, czar (also tsar or tzar), king, lion, lord, mogul, monarch, Napoleon, magnate, tycoon

Related Words

big boy, big cheese, bigfoot, biggie, big gun, big shot, big wheel, bigwig, fat cat, figure, heavy, heavyweight, honcho, kahuna, main man, mover and shaker, nabob, nawab, notable, personage, pooh-bah (also poo-bah), supremo [chiefly British], VIP; celebrity, personality, star, superstar; deity, demigod, god

Near Antonyms

half-pint, lightweight, small-timer; inferior, subordinate, underling; nobody, nothing, zero

Rhymes with PRINCE

mince, rinse, since, wince

prince

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

European title of rank, usually denoting a person exercising complete or almost complete sovereignty or a member of a royal family. The wife of a prince is a princess. In Britain, the title was not used until 1301, when Edward I invested his son, the future Edward II, as prince of Wales. From Edward III's time, the king's (or queen's) eldest son and heir has usually been so invested.