prince
pronunciation
How to pronounce prince in British English:
UK [prɪns]
How to pronounce prince in American English:
US [prɪns]
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- Noun:
- a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
Word Origin
- prince
- prince: [13] A prince is etymologically someone who ‘takes first place’, hence a ‘leader’. The word comes via Old French prince from Latin princeps, a compound formed from prīmus ‘first’ (source of English prime) and capere ‘take’ (source of English captive, capture, etc). (German fürst ‘prince’ was derived from Old High German furist ‘first’, apparently in imitation of the Latin word.) The derivative princess [14] was also acquired from Old French.=> first, prime
- prince (n.)
- c. 1200, "ruler of a principality" (mid-12c. as a surname), from Old French prince "prince, noble lord" (12c.), from Latin princeps (genitive principis) "first man, chief leader; ruler, sovereign," noun use of adjective meaning "that takes first," from primus "first" (see prime (adj.)) + root of capere "to take" (see capable). German cognate fürst, from Old High German furist "first," is apparently an imitation of the Latin formation. Colloquial meaning "admirable or generous person" is from 1911, American English. Prince Regent was the title of George, Prince of Wales (later George VI) during the mental incapacity of George III (1811-1820).
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Example
- 1. Prince william is the colonel of the irish guards .
- 2. In the uk he was awarded the prince philip prize for design in 2010 .
- 3. Matthew cuthbert lived with his sister marilla on their farm on prince edward island in canada .
- 4. They are believed to have been a birthday gift from prince hongli ( later emperor qianlong ) to his father .
- 5. Prince charles got some seeds to talk to .