prince

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. 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. To behave or act like a prince.
2. To transform (someone) into a prince.

Concepten

prins

vorst

reuzenchampignon

Vorst

koningskind

koningszoon

grootste

koningsdochter

prinses

despoot

goeverneur

heer

heerser

machthebber

potentaat

soeverein

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/pɹɪns/

Etymologie (Engels)

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.
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.

Zinnen

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

Voordat je de knappe prins ontmoet, moet je veel padden kussen.