Prince

See also: prince and prînce

English

Noun

Prince (plural Princes)

1. The title of a prince.
   • 2015, Fraser McAlpine, Stuff Brits Like: A Guide to What’s Great About Great Britain, Berkley, →ISBN:

     Having been at the center of an international tragedy, the general public view is that the next generation—Princes William and Harry, and also Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice—have suffered enough and deserve every moment of happiness coming their way, and people are more than willing to help them celebrate their successes.

Translations

title of a prince

• Basque: printze
• Maori: wheao

Proper noun

Prince (countable and uncountable, plural Princes)

1. A surname transferred from the nickname for someone who acted like a prince, or played the part in a pageant, or served in the household of a prince.
2. A male given name from English in occasional use.

   Prince Fielder hit another home run today.

   • 1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, chapter XIV, in Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →OCLC:

     Young Mr Turveydrop's name is Prince; I wish it wasn't, because it sounds like a dog, but he didn't christen himself. Old Mr Turveydrop had him christened Prince, in remembrance of the Prince Regent.

3. A township in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada.
4. A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Meota No. 468, Saskatchewan, Canada.
5. A census-designated place in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

Coordinate terms

• (given name): Princess (female equivalent)

Derived terms

• Dormand-Prince method
• Princeton
• Princeville
• TAFKAP

 

Anagrams

• pincer

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Prince.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾins/ [ˈpɾ̪in̪s̪]

Proper noun

Prince

1. a male given name from English
2. the title of a prince

French

Proper noun

Prince ?

1. a surname

Derived terms

• Princeville

 

Tagalog

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Prince.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾins/ [ˈpɾin̪s]
• Rhymes: -ins
• Syllabification: Prince

Proper noun

Prince (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ᜔)

1. a male given name from English
2. the honorific title of a prince