prince's lengths
plural noun,
often capitalized P
Definition of prince's lengths
: the three distances of 100, 80, and 60 yards in the York round at archery
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Origin and Etymology of prince's lengths
after Prince George Augustus Frederick (later George IV king of England) †1830 who prescribed them
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