prince

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Definition of prince

1a : 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

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Examples of prince in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web John Wasserman, The Chronicle’s terrific music critic, was like the prince of darkness. — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, "Barry Tompkins and the stars: 'A different world'," 11 May 2020 Marc let the drawbridge down and let these young princes of New York enter. — New York Times, "As Studio 54 Boogies to Brooklyn, Its Denizens Look Back in Wonder," 12 Mar. 2020 More than 19,000 people squeezed into Staples Center to honor the prince of Los Angeles, one of the greatest Lakers, who played all 20 of his seasons for the franchise. — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, "On Monday in Los Angeles, the basketball world took time to gather and grieve for Kobe and Gianna Bryant," 24 Feb. 2020 As a little prince with a pageboy haircut, Don Prospero Colonna di Paliano, Prince of Avella, played among the Roman statues and laurel and box hedges in the magnificent terraced gardens of his family’s 14th-century palace. — Jason Horowitz, Town & Country, "Inside Palazzo Colonna, Rome's Last Great Sanctuary of Renaissance Splendor," 24 Sep. 2019 As the ninth child and sixth son of George III, Augustus, like Harry, was never in much danger of succeeding to the throne, and felt burdened by the limitations of being a mere prince. — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, "Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Fractured Fairy Tale," 13 Apr. 2020 Our whole idea is that God is coming among us, that God has taken up residence not as a prince, but as a pauper. — Garrett M. Graff, Wired, "'Here in Spirit': An Oral History of Faith Amid the Pandemic," 10 Apr. 2020 Kaline was a prince of our state — one of the most admired and beloved people in the state. — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, "Jarring scenes, &c.," 8 Apr. 2020 Wood, who previously appeared on The Vampire Diaries, joined the series in season 2 as Mon-El, a prince from the planet Daxam and love interest for Kara. — Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, "Melissa Benoist Is Expecting With Her Supergirl Co-Star Chris Wood," 4 Mar. 2020

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“Prince.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prince. Accessed 28 May. 2020.

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prince

noun

English Language Learners Definition of prince

: a male member of a royal family especially : the son or grandson of a king or queen

: a male ruler or monarch in some countries

: a man who is the best in his class, profession, etc.

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Kids Definition of prince

1 : monarch sense 1

2 : the son of a monarch

3 : a nobleman of very high or the highest rank

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