prince
[noun]
Synonyms: ruler, lord, monarch, sovereign

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English Thesaurus: king, queen, monarch, monarchy, prince, ...

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I. 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).

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II. 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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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:
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

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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.

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