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prince

UK/pɹɪns/ US/ˈprɪns/ common

noun

1.

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • black prince
  • clown prince
  • crown prince
  • dark fuck prince
  • finger prince
  • grand prince
  • happy as a prince
  • merchant prince

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