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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 >> P Words
Prince Of Wales, definition of term: Prince Of Wales
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Prince >> P Words
Prince, definition of term: Prince
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Wales >> W Words
Wales, definition of term: Wales
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Prince George >> P Words
Prince George, definition of term: Prince George
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Prince Consort >> P Words
Prince Consort, definition of term: Prince Consort
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Prince Charming >> P Words
Prince Charming, definition of term: Prince Charming
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Prince Edward I >> P Words
Prince Edward I, definition of term: Prince Edward I
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