Found 2 hits - Term: prince of wales, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
prince \prince\, n. f., from l. princeps, -cipis, the first,
chief; primus first + capere to take. see prime, a., and
capacious.
1. the one of highest rank; one holding the highest place and
authority; a sovereign; a monarch; -- originally applied
to either sex, but now rarely applied to a female.
--wyclif rev. i. 5.
1913 webster
go, michael, of celestial armies prince. --milton.
1913 webster
queen elizabeth, a prince admirable above her sex.
--camden.
1913 webster
2. the son of a king or emperor, or the issue of a royal
family; as, princes of the blood. --shak.
1913 webster
3. a title belonging to persons of high rank, differing in
different countries. in england it belongs to dukes,
marquises, and earls, but is given to members of the royal
family only. in italy a prince is inferior to a duke as a
member of a particular order of nobility; in spain he is
always one of the royal family.
1913 webster
4. the chief of any body of men; one at the head of a class
or profession; one who is pre"eminent; as, a merchant
prince; a prince of players. "the prince of learning."
--peacham.
1913 webster
prince-albert coat, a long double-breasted frock coat for
men.
prince of the blood, prince consort, prince of
darkness. see under blood, consort, and darkness.
prince of wales, the oldest son of the english sovereign.
prince's feather bot., a name given to two annual herbs
amarantus caudatus and polygonum orientale, with
apetalous reddish flowers arranged in long recurved
panicled spikes.
prince's metal, prince rupert's metal. see under metal.
prince's pine. bot. see pipsissewa.
1913 webster
see also:
prime capacious prince-albert coat prince of the blood prince consort prince of darkness
blood consort darkness prince of wales prince's feather
amarantus caudatus polygonum orientale prince's metal prince rupert's metal metal
prince's pine pipsissewa
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
prince of wales
n : the male heir apparent of the british sovereign
Results 1 - 7 of 7 found about prince of wales: Prince Of Wales
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Prince Of Wales, definition of term: Prince Of Wales
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Prince, definition of term: Prince
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Wales, definition of term: Wales
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Prince George, definition of term: Prince George
prince+george_pag1.html Prince Consort
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Prince Consort, definition of term: Prince Consort
prince+consort_pag1.html Prince Charming
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Prince Charming, definition of term: Prince Charming
prince+charming_pag1.html Prince Edward I
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Prince Edward I, definition of term: Prince Edward I
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