1
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
Examples of prince in a Sentence
a neighborhood in which the city's merchant princes built palaces that shamelessly celebrated their wealth
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The prince must prove to his father that he can be trusted.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Rob Shuter’s #ShuterScoop reported from a source close to William that the prince only found out the meeting was taking place just before the king headed to Clarence House.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 12 Sep. 2025
The prince's car was seen arriving at Charles' Clarence House home.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
There was no discussion of the royal rift today though as the prince sought to turn the focus onto hope for the next generation.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Rob Shuter’s #ShuterScoop reported from a source close to William that the prince only found out the meeting was taking place just before the king headed to Clarence House.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 12 Sep. 2025
The prince's car was seen arriving at Charles' Clarence House home.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
There was no discussion of the royal rift today though as the prince sought to turn the focus onto hope for the next generation.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Prince.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prince. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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prince
noun1
2
: a son or grandson of a monarch : a male member of a royal family
3
: a nobleman of very high rank
4
: a person of high standing in his class or profession
Etymology
Middle English prince "ruler, king," from early French prince (same meaning), from Latin princip-, princeps "leader, initiator," literally, "one who takes the first part," from primus "first" and capere "to take" — related to prime
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