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
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a neighborhood in which the city's merchant princes built palaces that shamelessly celebrated their wealth
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The mayor added that having the prince visit was a boost to the area.
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Simon Perry, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Abdulaziz was sentenced to five years in prison—a severe punishment for a prince.
—Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Representatives for the Saudi Public Investment Fund and the crown prince did not respond to requests for comment.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
The show pitches the prince's project as an effort to continue his mother Princess Diana's legacy by trying to eradicate homelessness and featured footage from his childhood of mother and son working to help those less fortunate than themselves.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Simon Perry, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Abdulaziz was sentenced to five years in prison—a severe punishment for a prince.
—Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Representatives for the Saudi Public Investment Fund and the crown prince did not respond to requests for comment.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
The show pitches the prince's project as an effort to continue his mother Princess Diana's legacy by trying to eradicate homelessness and featured footage from his childhood of mother and son working to help those less fortunate than themselves.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Prince.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prince. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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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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