prince

Meaning

Noun

• A (male) ruler, a sovereign; a king, monarch.
• A female monarch.
• Someone who is preeminent in their field; a great person.
• The (male) ruler or head of a principality.
• A male member of a royal family other than the ruler; especially (in the United Kingdom) the son or grandson of the monarch.
• A non-royal high title of nobility, especially in France and the Holy Roman Empire.
• The mushroom Agaricus augustus (species).
• A type of court card used in tarot cards, the equivalent of the jack.
• Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Rohana (genus).

Related

Similar words

• Agaricus augustus

Broader meaning words

• ruler

Origin

• From Anglo-Norman, from Old French prince, from Latin prīnceps ("first head"), from prīmus + capiō. princeps.