English

Etymology
From F. term|prince|langfr, from L. term|princeps||first head|langla, from term|primus||first|langla + term|ceps||head|langla, related to term|capitus||head|lang=la.

Pronunciation
prĭns, /prɪns/, /prIns/
audio|en-us-prince.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: -ɪns, -ɪnts

Homophones
prints

Noun
en-noun

1. male ruler or head of a principality
2. son or male-line grandson of a reigning prince, king, queen, emperor, or empress, or another type of monarch
3. (metaphorical) great person

#: "He is a prince among men."

Translations
trans-top|male ruler or head of a principality
Croatian: t-|hr|princ|m
Finnish: t+|fi|ruhtinas
Icelandic: t+|is|prins|m, t-|is|fursti|m
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Japanese: Jpan|�� (Jpan|���, �ji)
Russian: t+|ru|кн�з�|m|trkn'az'|scCyrl, t+|ru|п�ин�|m|trprinc|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|knez|m
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trans-top|son or male-line grandson of a reigning monarch
Croatian: t-|hr|princ|m
Czech: t-|cs|princ|m
Estonian: t-|et|prints
Finnish: t+|fi|prinssi
Icelandic: t+|is|prins|m
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Kurdish: t+|ku|��ر|sc=KUchar
Russian: п�ин� (princ) m
Slovene: t+|sl|princ|m
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trans-top|(metaphorical) great person
Croatian: t-|hr|princ|m
Finnish: kunkku
Icelandic: prins m, mikilmenni n
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Kurdish: KUchar|��ر� ��را�
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ttbc|Bulgarian: п�ин�#Bulgarian|п�ин� (printz) m
ttbc|Catalan: príncep m
ttbc|Chinese: �� (wángz�)
ttbc|Dutch: prins m
ttbc|French: prince m
ttbc|German: Fürst m (1), Prinz m (2), König m (3)
ttbc|Hungarian: fejedelem (1), herceg (2)
ttbc|Irish: flaith m
ttbc|Italian: principe m
ttbc|Kurdish: t|ku|mîr m (1), t|ku|pismîr m (2), t|ku|prens m (2)
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ttbc|Latin: princeps m
ttbc|Malay: putera
ttbc|Malayalam: രാ���മാരന�� (raajakumaaran) m
ttbc|Novial: prinso
ttbc|Polish: ksi�ż� m
ttbc|Portuguese: príncipe m
ttbc|Romanian: prinţ m
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: prionnsa m, flath m
ttbc|Spanish: príncipe m, infante m, infanta f
ttbc|Telugu: రా���మార�డ� (rAjakumArudu), రా��మార�డ� (rAkumArudu)
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Usage notes
The female equivalent is princess.

A prince is usually addressed as "Your Highness". A son of a king is "His Royal Highness"; a son of an emperor is "His Imperial Highness". A sovereign prince may have a style such as "His Serene Highness".

Related terms
princely
principal
principality
principle

See also
duke
emperor
Highness
king
grand duke

French

Pronunciation
/pr��s/, /prE~s/
:Rhymes:English:-ɪns|Rhymes: -ɪns

Noun
prince m

1. prince

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