Definitions for princes

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Spelling: [prins]

IPA: /prɪns/

Princes is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 227 anagrams from letters in princes (ceinprs).

Definitions for princes

noun

1. a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
2. History/Historical. a sovereign or monarch; king.
3. (in Great Britain) a son or grandson (if the child of a son) of a king or queen.
4. the English equivalent of any of various titles of nobility in other countries.
5. a holder of such a title.
6. the ruler of a small state, as one actually or nominally subordinate to a suzerain:
7. a person or thing that is chief or preeminent in any class, group, etc.:
8. a person possessing admirably fine and genial characteristics:
9. Harold S(mith) ("Hal") born 1928, U.S. stage director and producer.
10. a male given name.
11. a treatise on statecraft (1513) by Niccolò Machiavelli.

Origin of princes

1175-1225; Middle English Old French Latin prīncip- (stem of prīnceps) first, principal (adj.), principal person, leader (noun), equivalent to prīn- for prīmus prime

Examples for princes

The biggest misfire here, though, was the notion that anyone would believe that this dude looked at all like prince Harry.

The new claims present numerous big problems for prince Andrew.

They called him a King or a prince and obeyed his orders for their own common benefit.

Their triumphal entry into Adelaide was a demonstration worthy of a prince.

I have sought thy daughter in marriage for Xerxes, prince of the empire.

And in a big departure from established royal protocol, prince George might even get a—gasp—present to open on Christmas Day.

prince George and his parents are enjoying their first Christmas in their magnificent country home.

It was Chrysippus, prince of Clazomenæ, the nephew of Anaxagoras.

"But you went to Athens, and took no care for your country," rejoined the prince.

prince may have pranced around like a carefree libertine onstage, but in rehearsal he was more drill sergeant than sprite.