prince
[ prins ]
/ prɪns /
noun
Origin of prince
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
OTHER WORDS FROM prince
prince·less, adjective prince·ship, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH prince
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Definition for prince (2 of 3)
Prince
[ prins ]
/ prɪns /
noun
Harold S(mith)Hal,born 1928,
U.S. stage director and producer.
a male given name.
Definition for prince (3 of 3)
Prince, The
noun (Italian Il Principe),
a treatise on statecraft (1513) by Niccolò Machiavelli.
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British Dictionary definitions for prince (1 of 2)
prince
/ (prɪns) /
noun
Derived forms of prince
princelike, adjectiveWord Origin for prince
C13: via Old French from Latin
princeps first man, ruler, chief
British Dictionary definitions for prince (2 of 2)
Prince
/ (prɪns) /
noun
full name Prince Rogers Nelson. born 1958, US rock singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. His albums include Dirty Mind (1981), Purple Rain (1984), Parade (1986), and Sign o' the Times (1987)