▪ a close male relative of a monarch, especially a grandson.
▪ a male monarch of a small state, actually, nominally, or originally subject to a king or emperor: "he was the prince of a small kingdom that was now part of Pakistan"
▪ (in France, Germany, and other European countries) a nobleman, usually ranking next below a duke.
▪ a man or thing regarded as pre-eminent in a particular sphere or group:"arctic char is a prince among fishes"
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin princeps, princip- ‘first, chief, sovereign’, from primus ‘first’ + capere ‘take’.
