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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The who’s who of US business and finance lined up to meet Kuwait’s crown prince in New York this week, including the bosses of BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, Goldman Sachs, and senior executives from Microsoft and Alphabet. Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2025 After failing to secure one from the Biden administration, the Saudi crown prince issued an explicit warning that the kingdom’s patience with Washington might be running thin. Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025 Saudi journalists responded in kind, with one reportedly linked to the Saudi crown prince predicting the end of President Sisi's rule and potential imprisonment by 2026. Khaled Hassan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 Bahrain's crown prince announced $17 billion in investments in the U.S., including buying a dozen Boeing jets and dozens of GE engines. Bart Jansen, USA Today, 17 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for crown prince

Word History

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of crown prince was in 1791

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“Crown prince.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crown%20prince. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

crown prince

noun
: the prince next in line for a crown or throne

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