prince

  • 41Prince — I Prince   [englisch prɪns, französisch prɛ̃s; »Fürst«, »Prinz«, vergleiche Prinz], Adelstitel, weibliche Form englisch Princess [prɪn ses], französisch Princesse [prɛ̃ sɛs] ; in Großbritannien seit 1917 beschränkt auf Kinder und Kindeskinder des …

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  • 42Prince — This noble name, with variant spelling Prins, and the French cognate Leprince, derives from the Old French, (Middle English) Prince , ultimately from the Latin Princeps , from primus , first, and capere , to take, and was originally given as a… …

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  • 43Prince, F T — ▪ 2004       South African born British poet (b. Sept. 13, 1912, Kimberley, S.Af. d. Aug. 7, 2003, Southampton, Eng.), created a body of original poetry characterized by long lines and a quiet, though intense, voice and best exemplified by his… …

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  • 44Prince, F.T. — ▪ South African poet in full  Frank Templeton Prince   born September 13, 1912, Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa died August 7, 2003, Southampton, Hamptonshire, England       South African born poet who wrote long lined poetry of quiet… …

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  • 45prince — n. 1) a crown prince 2) (misc.) a prince consort * * * [prɪns] (misc.) a prince consort a crown prince …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 46Prince — noun a) The title of a prince. b) A surname for someone who acted like a prince, or played the part in a pageant, or served in the household of a prince …

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  • 47prince — Synonyms and related words: Muslim rulers, Prinz, acceptable person, anointed king, atheling, baron, capital fellow, chief, chieftain, crown prince, crowned head, czar, diamond, dynast, emir, emperor, gem, gentleman, good fellow, good lot, good… …

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  • 48prince — [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… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 49prince — noun 1》 a son, grandson, or other close male relative of a monarch.     ↘a male monarch of a small state, actually or nominally subject to a king or emperor.     ↘(in some European countries) a nobleman, usually ranking next below a duke. 2》… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 50prince */*/ — UK [prɪns] / US noun [countable] Word forms prince : singular prince plural princes 1) a) a male member of a royal family who is not the king, especially one whose parent or grandparent is the king or queen b) the male royal leader of some small… …

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