princeps

Meaning

Adj

1. (declension-3, one-termination) first, foremost
2. (declension-3, one-termination) chief, distinguished

Noun

1. (declension-3) a leader, first man or woman, head
2. (declension-3) a principal person
3. (declension-3) an author, originator, founder
4. (declension-3) a chief, director
5. (declension-3) a prince, sovereign
6. (declension-3, in-plural) company or division of the second line of soldiers

Concepts

prince

🤴

chief

chef

head

leader

magnate

main

major

principal

ruler

boss

preeminent person

causer

Synonyms

regulus

princips

auctor

Translations

prince

🤴

príncipe

🤴

príncep

🤴

Prinz

🤴

prins

🤴

prens

🤴

prens

pismîr

infante

príncipe

🤴

infanta

👸

πρίγκιπας

Fürst

🤴

principe

🤴

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈpriːŋ.kɛps]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *priisemokaps by syncope. By surface analysis, prīmus (“first”) + -ceps (“catcher”). Compare Old English fruma (“chief, prince, ruler”).