prince
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++prince /prɪns/ ●●● W3 noun [countable] 1 PGOthe son of a king, queen, or prince 王子；王孙 → princess Prince William 威廉王子2 PGOa male ruler of a small country or state 〔小国的〕国君，亲王 Prince Rainier of Monaco 摩纳哥的兰尼埃亲王3 the prince of something/a prince among something literary the man who is best at something 大师，大家 the prince of sculptors 大雕塑家
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prince• There were few things more calculated to endear a prince to his subjects than a display of stern retribution on unjust officials.• Robbins was a prince among story-tellers.• Medals, seals, manuscripts reliefs and sculptures document the competition of princes and nobles with the Salien rulers.• the prince of the junk bond salesmen• The prince has suggested two possible constitutional mechanisms to achieve this end.• Ralston was considered for a job that challenges many skills and requires the best we find of the warrior / prince genre.nPrince n(1958–) a US singer, guitar player, and songwriter, who is known for dressing and performing in a way that is intended to be sexually exciting and shocking. He was one of the most successful singers of the 1980s, and his records include Purple Rain (1984) and Sign O' the Times (1987).nThe PrincePrince, The n(1532) a book by machiavelli which discusses what a ruler should do in order to gain and keep power and be an effective ruler, even if this means being cruel, dishonest or immoralOrigin prince (1100-1200) Old French Latin princeps “leader”, from primus ( → PRIME1) + capere “to take”prince nounPrincePrince, TheLDOCE OnlineChinese
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Prince 
(1958–) a US singer, guitar player, and songwriter, who is known for dressing and performing in a way that is intended to be sexually exciting and shocking. He was one of the most successful singers of the 1980s, and his records include Purple Rain (1984) and Sign O' the Times (1987).
Prince, The
(1532) a book by Machiavelli which discusses what a ruler should do in order to gain and keep power and be an effective ruler, even if this means being cruel, dishonest or immoral
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(1958–) a US singer, guitar player, and songwriter, who is known for dressing and performing in a way that is intended to be sexually exciting and shocking. He was one of the most successful singers of the 1980s, and his records include Purple Rain (1984) and Sign O' the Times (1987).
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(1532) a book by Machiavelli which discusses what a ruler should do in order to gain and keep power and be an effective ruler, even if this means being cruel, dishonest or immoral
prince
prince W3 /prɪns/ noun [countable]
Prince William
2. a male ruler of a small country or state:
Prince Rainier of Monaco
3. the prince of something/a prince among something literary the man who is best at something:
the prince of sculptors
▪ king the male ruler of a country, who comes from a royal family: George III was the king of England at that time. | King Harald V of Norway
▪queen a woman who rules a country because she is from a royal family, or the wife of a king: She became queen when she was only 14 years old. | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
▪monarch a king or queen: The bishops were appointed by the monarch.
▪monarchy a country that is ruled by a king or queen, or this type of political system: Britain is a constitutional monarchy. | Some people want the monarchy to be abolished.
▪prince the son of a king, queen, or prince, or the male ruler of a small country or state: Prince Rainier of Monaco | The prince will inherit the throne when his father dies.
▪ruler someone such as a king, who has official power over a country and its people: the ruler of Babylonia | General Musharraf was the former military ruler of Pakistan.
▪emperor the ruler of an empire (=group of countries): the Habsburg emperors of the 19th century | Emperor Hirohito
▪sovereign formal a king or queen: It was hoped that a meeting of the two sovereigns would ease tensions between the countries.
▪regent someone who governs instead of a king or queen, because the king or queen is ill, absent, or still a child: Edward II left his friend Gaveston as regent.
▪the crown formal the position of king or queen: Warwick was a loyal servant of the crown.
prince W3 /prɪns/
noun [countable] Date: 1100-1200
Language: Old French
Origin: Latin princeps 'leader', from primus ( ⇨ prime1) + capere 'to take'
1. the son of a king, queen, or prince ⇨ princess:Language: Old French
Origin: Latin princeps 'leader', from primus ( ⇨ prime1) + capere 'to take'
2. a male ruler of a small country or state:
3. the prince of something/a prince among something literary the man who is best at something:
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