prince

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

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

Verb

1. (intransitive, often, rare) To behave or act like a prince.
2. (rare, transitive) To transform (someone) into a prince.

Sinonieme

king

👑

ruler

sovereign

chief

lord

princess

👸

leader

chieftain

tsarevitch

master

monarch

king’s son

czarevitch

royal

boss

emperor

queen

👸

duke

regent

royalty

rule over

scholar

senior

son

learned man

son of a king

heir-apparent

his Excellency

his Highness

tzarevich

prince cap

absolute ruler

king's son

authority

biggie

elder

empress

etc.

governor

His Royal Highness

maharaja

maharajah

manager

nobleman

official

overseer

panjandrum

parent

principal

regal

Vertalings

prince

🤴

príncipe

🤴

Prinz

🤴

principe

🤴

prins

🤴

Fürst

🤴

príncipe

🤴

príncep

🤴

πρίγκιπας

prens

🤴

princeps

vorst

أمير

🤴

pismîr

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/pɹɪns/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: prince

Verwante met Old English: fruma

In summary

From Middle English prince, from Anglo-Norman prince, from Latin prīnceps (“first head”), from prīmus (“first”) + capiō (“seize, take”). Cognate with Old English fruma (“prince, ruler”). Doublet of princeps and principe.
Displaced native Middle English atheling, from Old English æþeling; Middle English kinebarn, from Old English cynebearn; Middle English alder, from Old English ealdor; and Middle English drighten, from Old English dryhten.

Sinne

Before you meet the handsome prince you have to kiss a lot of toads .