Prince Definition–noun | 1. | a nonreigning male member of a royal family. |
| 2. | History/Historical. a sovereign or monarch; king. |
| 3. | (in Great Britain) a son or grandson (if the child of a son) of a king or queen. |
| 4. | the English equivalent of any of various titles of nobility in other countries. |
| 5. | a holder of such a title. |
| 6. | the ruler of a small state, as one actually or nominally subordinate to a suzerain: Monaco is ruled by a prince. |
| 7. | a person or thing that is chief or preeminent in any class, group, etc.: a merchant prince. |
| 8. | a person possessing admirably fine and genial characteristics: He is a prince of a man. |
[Origin: 1175–1225; ME < OF < L prīncip- (s. of prīnceps) first, principal (adj.), principal person, leader (n.), equiv. to prīn- for prīmus prime + -cep- (comb. form of capere to take) + -s nom. sing. ending  ] | From Dictionary
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