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- [prins]
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- /prɪns/
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- [prins]
- /prɪns/
Definitions of prince word
- noun prince a treatise on statecraft (1513) by Niccolò Machiavelli. 1
- noun prince son or grandson of monarch 1
- noun prince male monarch 1
- noun prince consort of the queen 1
- noun prince outstanding man 1
- noun prince A prince is a male member of a royal family, especially the son of the king or queen of a country. 0
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Origin of prince
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin prīncip- (stem of prīnceps) first, principal (adj.), principal person, leader (noun), equivalent to prīn- for prīmus prime + -cep- (combining form of capere to take) + -s nominative singular ending
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Parts of speech for Prince
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prince popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prince
noun prince
- archduchess — the wife or widow of an archduke
- archduke — a chief duke, esp (since 1453) a prince of the Austrian imperial dynasty
- baronet — A baronet is a man who has been made a knight. When a baronet dies, the title is passed on to his son.
- caesar — Gaius Julius (ˈɡaɪəs ˈdʒuːlɪəs). 100–44 bc, Roman general, statesman, and historian. He formed the first triumvirate with Pompey and Crassus (60), conquered Gaul (58–50), invaded Britain (55–54), mastered Italy (49), and defeated Pompey (46). As dictator of the Roman Empire (49–44) he destroyed the power of the corrupt Roman nobility. He also introduced the Julian calendar and planned further reforms, but fear of his sovereign power led to his assassination (44) by conspirators led by Marcus Brutus and Cassius Longinus
- caliph — A Caliph was a Muslim ruler.
Antonyms for prince
noun prince
- egotist — A person who is excessively conceited or self-absorbed; self-seeker.
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