prince

Pronunciation

• enPR: prĭns IPA ^(key): /prɪns/
• SAMPA: /prIns/

• Audio (US)

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• Homophones: prints

Noun

Singular prince

Plural princes

Prince George, Duke of Kent.

1. (countable) A prince is the son of the king and queen in a country, and brother of the princess. The prince can also be the husband of a princess.

   Our great-great-great-great-grandfather is a prince.

2. (countable) A prince is a man of high nobility but not of the royalty.

Related words

• princess