1
b
: the ruler of a principality or state
2
: a male member of a royal family
especially
: a son of the sovereign
3
: a nobleman of varying rank and status
4
: one likened to a prince
especially
: a man of high rank or of high standing in his class or profession
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a neighborhood in which the city's merchant princes built palaces that shamelessly celebrated their wealth
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Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Journey with Marie and her valiant Nutcracker prince to the Land of the Sugar Plum Fairy to experience a classic story with distinctly local flair.
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On July 19, the sovereign prince of Monaco, 67, stepped out at the Place du Palais for a community celebration commemorating the 20th anniversary of his royal reign.
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From having professors with their PhDs in any and every field, seeing fashionable young adults on the daily prince around with ease, to watching probates on campus stomping on the yard in sync.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 16 July 2025
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Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Journey with Marie and her valiant Nutcracker prince to the Land of the Sugar Plum Fairy to experience a classic story with distinctly local flair.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 22 July 2025
On July 19, the sovereign prince of Monaco, 67, stepped out at the Place du Palais for a community celebration commemorating the 20th anniversary of his royal reign.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 21 July 2025
From having professors with their PhDs in any and every field, seeing fashionable young adults on the daily prince around with ease, to watching probates on campus stomping on the yard in sync.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 16 July 2025
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“Prince.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prince. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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prince
noun1
2
: a son or grandson of a monarch : a male member of a royal family
3
: a nobleman of very high rank
4
: a person of high standing in his class or profession
Etymology
Middle English prince "ruler, king," from early French prince (same meaning), from Latin princip-, princeps "leader, initiator," literally, "one who takes the first part," from primus "first" and capere "to take" — related to prime
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