crown prince
noun
1
: a male heir apparent to a crown or throne
2
: one prepared or favored to fill a prospective position
Examples of crown prince in a Sentence
the Crown Prince of Spain
He's been heralded as the crown prince of jazz.
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Born in Tehran in 1960, Pahlavi was officially named crown prince during his father’s coronation in 1967.
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
The first phase will cost hundreds of billions of dollars, according to its crown prince.
—Amy Gunia, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
Salman initially named him as crown prince, his successor, to appease squabbling family dynamics.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Jaber Mohamed worked as general director of the Crown Prince’s Court (CPC), an Abu Dhabi government body that runs the public affairs of the then crown prince, MBZ.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 22 June 2025
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
The first phase will cost hundreds of billions of dollars, according to its crown prince.
—Amy Gunia, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
Salman initially named him as crown prince, his successor, to appease squabbling family dynamics.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Jaber Mohamed worked as general director of the Crown Prince’s Court (CPC), an Abu Dhabi government body that runs the public affairs of the then crown prince, MBZ.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 22 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for crown prince
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“Crown prince.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crown%20prince. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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