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prince

prince (plural princes)

1. (now archaic or historical) A (male) ruler, a sovereign; a king, monarch. [from 13th c.]
   • 1603, John Florio, trans. Michel de Montaigne, Essays, I.42:

     Truely, to see our Princes all alone, sitting at their meat, beleagred round with so many talkers, whisperers, and gazing beholders, unknowne what they are or whence they come, I have often rather pittied than envied them.

   • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 600:

     By his last years Erasmus realized that princes like Henry VIII and François I had deceived him in their elaborate negotiations for universal peace, but his belief in the potential of princely power for good remained undimmed.

   • 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 411:

     If Henry does not fully trust him, is it surprising? A prince is alone: in his council chamber, in his bedchamber, and finally in Hells antechamber, stripped – as Harry Percy said – for Judgment.

2. Someone who is preeminent in their field; a great person. [from 13th c.]

   He is a prince among men.

3. The (male) ruler or head of a principality. [from 14th c.]
   • 2011, Angelique Chrisafis, The Guardian, 26 Jun 2011:

     He is the prince who never grew up – a one-time playboy and son of the Hollywood star Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco.

4. A male member of a royal family other than the ruler; especially (in the United Kingdom) the son or grandson of the monarch. [from 14th c.]
   • 2011, Katharine Whitehorn, The Guardian, 16 Oct 2011:

     Conspiracy theories are always enticing: one I was involved with in the 50s was about Mayerling, the 19th-century Austrian scandal involving a prince’s lover who died in dodgy circumstances in a hunting lodge.

5. A common name of the mushroom Agaricus augustus.
6. A type of court card used in Tarot cards, the equivalent to the Jack.

Definizione dizionario prince

	principe
	male ruler or head of a principality

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Altri significati:

(now archaic) A (male) ruler, a sovereign; a king, monarch. [from 13th c.]

A male member of a royal family other than the ruler; especially (in the United Kingdom) the son or grandson of the monarch. [from 14th c.]

A common name of the mushroom Agaricus augustus.

'''(metaphorical)''' great person

Someone who is preeminent in their field; a great person. [from 13th c.]

The male ruler or head of a principality.

Son of a prince, king, queen, emperor or empress, or other high-ranking person (such as a grand duke).

The (male) ruler or head of a principality. [from 14th c.]

A type of court card used in Tarot cards, the equivalent to the Jack.

son or male-line grandson of a reigning monarch