prince

CEFRA1

/pɹɪns/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A male member of a royal family, usually the son of a king or queen.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A female monarch.

Examples

  • The prince bowed down to Snow White.

  • The prince fell in love with a woodcutter's daughter.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Someone who is preeminent in their field; a great person.

  2. A (male) ruler, a sovereign; a king, monarch.

  3. The (male) ruler or head of a principality.

More examples

In context

  • The prince was changed into a frog.

  • Prince Fielder hit another home run today.

  • Prince Louis de Broglie won the 1929 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

As the eldest son of the king, the blank is next in line to the throne.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English prince, from Anglo-Norman prince, from Latin prīnceps (“first head”), from prīmus (“first”) + capiō (“seize, take”). Cognate with Old English fruma (“prince, ruler”). Doublet of princeps and principe. Displaced native Middle English atheling, from Old English æþeling; Middle English kinebarn, from Old English cynebearn; Middle English alder, from Old English ealdor; and Middle English drighten, from Old English dryhten.