prince

Definition of prince in English English dictionary: The title of a prince; A male given name in occasional use; A surname for someone who acted like a prince, or played the part in a pageant, or served in the household of a prince; Someone who is preeminent in their field; a great person
He is a prince among men.; A common name of the mushroom Agaricus augustus; A (male) ruler, a sovereign; a king, monarch
His king imagines he would take part in a backstairs deceit . If Henry does not fully trust him, is it surprising? A prince is alone: in his council chamber, in his bedchamber, and finally in Hell's antechamber, stripped – as Harry Percy said – for Judgment.; A male member of a royal family other than the ruler; especially (in the United Kingdom) the son or grandson of the monarch; A type of court card used in Tarot cards, the equivalent to the Jack; The (male) ruler or head of a principality; {n} a king's son, sovereign, chief ruler; {v} to play the prince, to take state; In England it belongs to dukes, marquises, and earls, but is given to members of the royal family only; 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; A prince is the male royal ruler of a small country or state. He was speaking without the prince's authority. American stage director, producer, and writer whose productions include Damn Yankees (1955) and Fiorello! (1959), for which he won a Pulitzer Prize. 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 (1532). orig. Prince Rogers Nelson born June 7, 1958, Minneapolis, Minn., U.S. U.S. singer and songwriter. The son of a jazz pianist, he taught himself several instruments and formed his own bands as a teenager. At age 19 he released his first album, on which he played all the instruments. His second album, Prince (1979), was followed by many others, including the best-selling 1999 (1982), the soundtrack of the film Purple Rain (1983), in which he also starred, and Diamonds and Pearls (1991). In 1993 he changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol and became known as "the artist formerly known as Prince," but in 2000 he resumed his previous name. In 2004 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. European title of rank, usually denoting a person exercising complete or almost complete sovereignty or a member of a royal family. The wife of a prince is a princess. In Britain, the title was not used until 1301, when Edward I invested his son, the future Edward II, as prince of Wales. From Edward III's time, the king's (or queen's) eldest son and heir has usually been so invested. Prince Rogers Nelson Crown Prince Shotoku Abdul Rahman Putra Alhaj Prince Barclay de Tolly Mikhail Bogdanovich Prince Bismarck Otto Eduard Leopold prince von Blücher Gebhard Leberecht von prince von Wahlstatt Bülow Bernhard Heinrich Martin Karl prince von Charles Philip Arthur George prince of Wales Condé Louis II de Bourbon 4th prince de Davout Louis Nicolas Prince d'Eckmühl Dipo Negoro Pangeran Prince Edward the Black Prince Espartero Baldomero prince de Vergara François Eugène prince de Savoie Carignan Prince William of Denmark Gesualdo Carlo prince of Venosa Golitsyn Vasily Vasilyevich Prince Gorchakov Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prince Hardenberg Karl August prince von Hohenlohe Schillingsfürst Chlodwig Karl Viktor prince zu Leopold of Hohenzollern Sigmaringen Prince Lvov Georgy Yevgenyevich Prince prince d'Essling Prince Philip Port au Prince Prince Albert National Park Prince Edward Island Prince of Wales Strait Prince William Sound Prince Hal Harold Smith Prince Rohan Louis René Édouard prince de Prince Rupert's Land Rupert Prince Schwarzenberg Felix prince zu Starhemberg Ernst Rüdiger prince von Wales Prince of Wenzel Anton prince von Kaunitz Rietberg Windischgrätz Alfred prince zu Albert prince consort of Great Britain and Ireland Franz Albrecht August Karl Emanuel prince von Sachsen Coburg Gotha Karl Eitel Friedrich prince von Hohenzollern Sigmaringen Bonnie Prince Charlie Henrique infante prince de Portugal duque duke de Viseu senhor lord da Covilha Kutuzov Mikhail Illarionovich Prince Maurits prince van Oranje count van Nassau Metternich Winneburg Beilstein Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar prince von Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas prince of Battenberg Diana princess of Wales Princess Grace of Monaco Alix Princess von Hesse Darmstadt Sophie Friederike Auguste princess von Anhalt Zerbst; A prince is a male member of a royal family, especially the son of the king or queen of a country. Prince Edward and other royal guests The Prince won warm applause for his ideas; a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign); male ruler or head of a principality; son or male-line grandson of a reigning prince, king, queen, emperor, or empress, or another type of monarch; {i} son of a king; ruler, sovereign; To play the prince; 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; great person; The chief of any body of men; one at the head of a class or profession; one who is preëminent; as, a merchant prince; a prince of players; The son of a king or emperor, or the issue of a royal family; as, princes of the blood; A title belonging to persons of high rank, differing in different countries
Prince Albert: A piercing through the glans penis. Abbreviation: PA
Prince Charlie jacket: A formal Scottish jacket, normally worn with a kilt
Prince Charlie jackets: plural form of Prince Charlie jacket
Prince Charming: A heterosexual woman's prototypical ideal romantic partner, especially but not necessarily if he embodies common characteristics of the fictional princes, such as being courageous or chivalrous
She's still unmarried because she is waiting for her Prince Charming... and he may not exist.
Prince Charming: Any fictional character who is a prince and hero of a fairy-tale
Prince Charmings: plural form of Prince Charming. Romantically ideal men
Prince Edward Island: An island in eastern Canada, which forms the majority of the eponymous province
Prince Edward Island: A province in eastern Canada which has Charlottetown as its capital
Prince Edward Islander: A native or inhabitant of Prince Edward Island, Canada
Prince Edward Islanders: plural form of Prince Edward Islander
Prince Regent: a prince who rules a monarchy as Regent
Prince Valiant: A hairstyle similar to a longer pageboy
Prince of Darkness: Satan; the Devil
Prince of Peace: Jesus
prince bishop: A bishop who also holds a secular princely rank, regardless whether its territory concurs wholly or partially with his diocese
prince-bishop: Alternative spelling of prince bishop
Prince Abdul Rahman Putra Alhaj: born Feb. 8, 1903, Alor Star, Kedah, Malaya died Dec. 6, 1990, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia First prime minister of independent Malaya (1957-63) and then of Malaysia (1963-70). He was educated in England and served in the Malayan Federal Legal Department (1949-51) before pursuing a career in politics. As president of the United Malays National Organization, Abdul Rahman brought Chinese and Indian political groups into the Alliance Party, which won an overwhelming majority in the 1955 election. He negotiated for Malayan independence from Britain (achieved in 1957); the federation of Malaysia was formed in 1963
Prince Albert: A city of central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the North Saskatchewan River north-northeast of Saskatoon. It was founded as a Presbyterian mission in 1866. Population: 31,380. A man's long, double-breasted frock coat. the husband of the British queen Victoria, born in Germany, and also called the "Prince Consort" (1819-61). Albert, Prince
Prince Albert National Park: Park, central Saskatchewan, Canada. Its main entrance is northwest of the city of Prince Albert. Established in 1927, it has an area of 1,496 sq mi (3,875 sq km) and is mostly woodland and lakes, interlaced with streams and nature trails. It is a sanctuary for birds, moose, elk, caribou, and bears
Prince Andrew: the third child of the British queen, Elizabeth II. His official royal title is The Duke of York (1960-). Andrew, Prince
Prince Charles: the first son of the British queen, Elizabeth II, who is expected to become the next British king. His official royal title is the Prince of Wales (1948-). Charles, Prince
Prince Charles: Prince of Wales, oldest son of Elizabeth II (born in 1948), heir to the crown in Great Britain
Prince Charming: approval A woman's Prince Charming is a man who seems to her to be a perfect lover or boyfriend, because he is attractive, kind, and considerate. To begin with he was Prince Charming. a perfect man who a young woman might dream about meeting - often used humorously
Prince Charming: man who fulfills a woman's romantic expectations
Prince Edward: the youngest son of the British queen Elizabeth II. He married Sophie Rhys-Jones in 1999 and became the Earl of Wessex (1964-). Edward, Prince
Prince Edward Island: {i} island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in Atlantic Canada; Canadian province located on Prince Edward Island
Prince George: A city of central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako rivers. Originally a fur-trading post called Fort George (established in 1807), it is now a distributing center for a lumbering region. Population: 67,559
Prince Harry: the younger son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. His official name is Prince Henry (1984-). Harry, Prince
Prince Henry: Harry, Prince
Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen: born Sept. 22, 1835, Krauchenweis, Prussia died June 8, 1905, Berlin, Ger. Prussian candidate for the Spanish throne. He was a member of the Swabian line of the Hohenzollern dynasty and the brother of Carol I of Romania. Chancellor Otto von Bismarck and Spain's de facto leader, Juan Prim (1814-70), persuaded the reluctant Leopold to accept the Spanish throne, left vacant in 1868. Under French diplomatic pressure, Leopold's candidacy was withdrawn, but Prussia refused to bow to French demands that it never be renewed. The Ems Telegram provoked the French into declaring war (see Franco-Prussian War)
Prince Philip: Duke of Edinburgh, the. Duke of Edinburgh, the
Prince Rupert: born Dec. 17, 1619, Prague, Bohemia died Nov. 29, 1682, London, Eng. Royalist commander in the English Civil Wars. Son of the Palatine elector Frederick V and Elizabeth, daughter of James I of England, Rupert became a favourite of his uncle, Charles I, whom he joined in England in 1642. In the English Civil Wars, he was given command of the cavalry and became known for his daring tactics in winning victories at Bristol (1643) and in Lancashire (1644). He met defeat at the Battle of Marston Moor but was appointed commander of the king's army. When he surrendered Bristol (1645), he was dismissed and then banished from England. He commanded a small Royalist fleet that preyed on English shipping (1648-50), then retired to Germany (1653-60). With the Restoration (1660), he was given naval commands in the Anglo-Dutch Wars. He was a founder and first governor of the Hudson's Bay Co
Prince William: William, Prince. the elder son of Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales (1982- )
Prince William Sound: An arm of the Gulf of Alaska east of the Kenai Peninsula. The worst oil spill in U.S. history occurred here in March 1989. Inlet of the Gulf of Alaska, southern Alaska, U.S. It lies east of the Kenai Peninsula and spans 90-100 mi (145-160 km). It was named by the British captain George Vancouver in 1778 to honour a son of George III. In 1989 one of the largest oil spills in history occurred when the tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef and lost 10.9 million gallons of crude oil into the sound, with disastrous effects on its ecology
Prince of Darkness: a poetic name for the Devil
Prince of Darkness: Satan, Devil
Prince of Monaco: {i} Rainier III (1923-2005), prince who reigned Monaco from 1949 to his death, husband of Grace Kelly
Prince of Peace: a poetic name for Jesus Christ
Prince of Wahlstatt: {i} Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher (1742-1819), Prussian field marshal, developer of a type of leather boot used by the military
Prince of Wales: English heir apparent, Prince Charles
Prince of Wales: the Prince of Wales a title given to the first son of a British king or queen. Title of the heir apparent to the British throne. In 1301 Edward I of England granted it to his son Edward after conquering Wales and executing the last native Welsh prince (1283). Since that time most of the eldest sons of English sovereigns have been given the title. The title ceases to exist when a Prince of Wales becomes king, until a monarch bestows it on a son
Prince of Wales Strait: Narrow channel between Banks Island and northwestern Victoria Island in the southwestern Arctic Archipelago of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is about 170 mi (274 km) long and forms part of the Northwest Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It was discovered in 1850 by the Irish explorer Robert McClure
prince albert: a man's double-breasted frock coat
prince albert yew: small yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping branches cultivated as an ornamental; mountains of southern Chile
prince charming: a suitor who fulfills the dreams of his beloved
prince consort: husband of the Queen
prince consort: a prince who is the husband of a reigning female sovereign
prince consort: The husband of a sovereign queen. a title that is sometimes given to the husband of a ruling queen
prince consort of Great Britain and Ireland Albert: orig. Franz Albrecht August Karl Emanuel, prince von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha born Aug. 26, 1819, Schloss Rosenau, near Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha died Dec. 14, 1861, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, Eng. Prince consort of Queen Victoria of Britain and father of Edward VII. Albert married Victoria, his first cousin, in 1840 and became in effect her private secretary and chief confidential adviser. Their domestic happiness helped assure the continuation of the monarchy, which had been somewhat uncertain. Though the German-born Albert was undeservedly unpopular, the British public belatedly recognized his worth after his death at age 42 from typhoid fever. In the ensuing years the grief-stricken queen made policy decisions based on what she thought Albert would have done
prince de Savoie-Carignan François-Eugène: orig. François-Eugène, prince de Savoie-Carignan born Oct. 18, 1663, Paris, France died April 24, 1736, Vienna, Austria French-Austrian general. Born in Paris, he was the son of the count de Soissons, of the house of Savoy-Carignan, and of Olympe Mancini (see Mancini family), niece of Jules Mazarin. Louis XIV severely restrained Eugene's ambitions, prompting him to leave France and enter the service of Emperor Leopold I. He later served Joseph I and Charles VI. He quickly distinguished himself in battle and advanced in rank to imperial field marshal at age
prince de Savoie-Carignan François-Eugène: He fought notably against the Turks in central Europe and the Balkans and against France in the War of the Grand Alliance and the War of the Spanish Succession. With his friend the duke of Marlborough, he won the important victory at the Battle of Blenheim (1704) and ousted the French from Italy. In 1718 he won a great triumph over the Turks, taking the city of Belgrade. He later served as governor in the Austrian Netherlands (1714-24). An outstanding strategist and an inspired leader, he was regarded as one of the greatest soldiers of his generation
prince edward island: an island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence; the smallest province of Canada
prince of Battenberg Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas: orig. Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas, prince of Battenberg born June 25, 1900, Frogmore House, Windsor, Eng. died Aug. 27, 1979, Donegal Bay, off Mullaghmore, County Sligo, Ire. British statesman and naval commander. Son of Prince Louis of Battenberg and great-grandson of Queen Victoria, he entered the Royal Navy in 1913 and became an aide to the prince of Wales in 1921. In World War II he was allied commander for Southeast Asia (1943-46) and directed the recapture of Burma. Appointed viceroy of India (1947), he administered the transfer of power from Britain to the independent nations of India and Pakistan and served as the first governor-general of India (1947-48). He became first sea lord (1955-59) and chief of the United Kingdom Defense Staff (1959-65). In 1979, while on a sailing visit to Ireland, he was assassinated by Irish terrorists who planted a bomb on his boat
prince of Wales Charles: born Nov. 14, 1948, Buckingham Palace, London, Eng. Heir apparent to the British throne, son of Elizabeth II and Philip, duke of Edinburgh. In 1971 he studied at the University of Cambridge, becoming the first heir to the throne to obtain a university degree, and he later attended the Royal Air Force College and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. He took a tour of duty with the Royal Navy (1971-76). In 1981 he married Lady Diana Spencer (see Diana, princess of Wales), and they had two sons, William and Henry. Their marriage grew strained amid intense scrutiny from the press and rumours of infidelity; they divorced in 1996. He subsequently began keeping company publicly with Camilla Parker Bowles (b. 1947). He has been known for his advocacy of excellence in architecture and other causes
prince of Wales Charles Philip Arthur George: born Nov. 14, 1948, Buckingham Palace, London, Eng. Heir apparent to the British throne, son of Elizabeth II and Philip, duke of Edinburgh. In 1971 he studied at the University of Cambridge, becoming the first heir to the throne to obtain a university degree, and he later attended the Royal Air Force College and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. He took a tour of duty with the Royal Navy (1971-76). In 1981 he married Lady Diana Spencer (see Diana, princess of Wales), and they had two sons, William and Henry. Their marriage grew strained amid intense scrutiny from the press and rumours of infidelity; they divorced in 1996. He subsequently began keeping company publicly with Camilla Parker Bowles (b. 1947). He has been known for his advocacy of excellence in architecture and other causes
prince of darkness: Satan: (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
prince of wales: the male heir apparent of the British sovereign
prince regent: A prince who rules during the minority, absence, or incapacity of a sovereign. the son of the British king George III, who was also called George and acted as king from 1811 to 1820 because his father was mentally ill. This period of British history is called "the Regency". When George III died in 1820, the Prince Regent became King George IV
prince van Oranje count van Nassau Maurits: Dutch in full Maurits, prince van Oranje, count van Nassau born Nov. 13, 1567, Dillenburg, Nassau died April 23, 1625, The Hague Dutch general and statesman. The son of William I (the Silent), he was invested in 1585 as stadtholder (chief executive) of the northern provinces of the Netherlands. With political direction from Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Maurice consolidated the power of the provinces against Spain and made them trade and shipping centres. He used military planning and siege warfare to defeat Spanish forces in the north and east but failed to take the southern Netherlands and was forced to conclude a truce with Spain in 1609. His development of military strategy and tactics made the Dutch army the most modern in Europe. In 1618 he consolidated his political power after removing Oldenbarnevelt from office, and as prince of Orange, count of Nassau, he became effectively king of the Netherlands
prince von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Karl Eitel Friedrich: orig. Karl Eitel Friedrich, prince von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen born April 20, 1839, Sigmaringen, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen died Oct. 10 1914, Sinaia, Rom. King of Romania (1881-1914). Originally a German prince, he became prince of Romania in 1866, and when Romania gained full independence from the Ottoman Empire he was crowned its first king. He brought notable military and economic development along Western lines, but his neglect of festering rural problems led to the bloody peasant rebellion of 1907
prince von Kaunitz -Rietberg Wenzel Anton: born Feb. 2, 1711, Vienna, Austria died June 27, 1794, Vienna Austrian state chancellor (1753-92). He entered the Austrian foreign service in 1740 and was responsible for the foreign policy of the Habsburg monarchy, serving Maria Theresa and her successors. He represented Austria at the 1748 Aix-la-Chapelle peace conference and was ambassador to Paris (1750-52). A lifelong enemy of Prussia, he managed to reverse Austria's alliances during the Seven Years' War, bringing France and Russia into the Habsburg orbit and isolating Prussia. The French Revolution terminated the system of alliances he had created, and he resigned in 1792
prince von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha Franz Albrecht August Karl Emanuel: orig. Franz Albrecht August Karl Emanuel, prince von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha born Aug. 26, 1819, Schloss Rosenau, near Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha died Dec. 14, 1861, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, Eng. Prince consort of Queen Victoria of Britain and father of Edward VII. Albert married Victoria, his first cousin, in 1840 and became in effect her private secretary and chief confidential adviser. Their domestic happiness helped assure the continuation of the monarchy, which had been somewhat uncertain. Though the German-born Albert was undeservedly unpopular, the British public belatedly recognized his worth after his death at age 42 from typhoid fever. In the ensuing years the grief-stricken queen made policy decisions based on what she thought Albert would have done
prince's-feather: tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America
prince-of-wales'-heath: South African shrub grown for its profusion of white flowers
crown prince: A person designated and raised to become the next emperor
crown prince: A person expected to inherit or take over an enterprise or undertaking once its current manager retires or dies
crown prince: A person designated and raised to become the next king
grand prince: An unusual ruler's title, sometimes incorrectly rendered as grand duke, mainly used in Lithuania and some parts of Russia (Muscovy would ultimately unite most Russian principalities and rise to imperial rank) and the Holy Roman Empire
princely: Befitting to a prince
princely: Relating to a prince
princely: In the manner of a royal prince's conduct
princely: {a} royal, grand, august, noble, generous
Aleksandr Prince Gorchakov: born June 4, 1798, Khaapsalu, Estonia, Russian Empire died Feb. 27, 1883, Baden-Baden, Ger. Russian politician and diplomat. A career diplomat, he became foreign minister in 1856, succeeding Karl, Count Nesselrode, and immediately began to establish cordial relations with France and Prussia. He was named imperial chancellor in 1866. He renounced the ban on Russian warships on the Black Sea (1870) and allied Russia with Germany and Austria-Hungary in the Three Emperors' League (1873). His influence waned when he was unable to maintain the League. At the conclusion of the Russo-Turkish War, he did little to shape the Treaty of San Stefano, which punished the defeated Turks, or its replacement at the Congress of Berlin, a settlement that was far less favourable to Russia
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prince Gorchakov: born June 4, 1798, Khaapsalu, Estonia, Russian Empire died Feb. 27, 1883, Baden-Baden, Ger. Russian politician and diplomat. A career diplomat, he became foreign minister in 1856, succeeding Karl, Count Nesselrode, and immediately began to establish cordial relations with France and Prussia. He was named imperial chancellor in 1866. He renounced the ban on Russian warships on the Black Sea (1870) and allied Russia with Germany and Austria-Hungary in the Three Emperors' League (1873). His influence waned when he was unable to maintain the League. At the conclusion of the Russo-Turkish War, he did little to shape the Treaty of San Stefano, which punished the defeated Turks, or its replacement at the Congress of Berlin, a settlement that was far less favourable to Russia
Alfred prince zu Windischgrätz: born , May 11, 1787, Brussels, Austrian Netherlands died March 21, 1862, Vienna, Austria Austrian field marshal. He entered the Habsburg imperial army as an officer (1804) and rose through the ranks to become military commander for Bohemia (1840). In the Revolutions of 1848, he suppressed the Czech rebels in Prague and crushed the insurrection in Vienna, where he was noted for his harsh military rule. Appointed field marshal (1848), he occupied Budapest in 1849 and drove the Hungarian rebels beyond the Tisza River. Although he was given supreme command of all imperial troops outside Italy, his gifts as a commander were mediocre, and differences with his brother-in-law, the Habsburg prime minister, prince zu Schwarzenberg, resulted in his recall (1849). Thereafter Windischgrätz retired to Bohemia
Baldomero prince de Vergara Espartero: born Oct. 27, 1793, Granátula, Spain died Jan. 8, 1879, Logroño Spanish general and politician. After the accession of Isabella II, he joined the government forces opposed to Don Carlos (see Carlism) and helped win the First Carlist War. He became head of the government in 1840 and was appointed regent in 1841. In 1843 a generals' revolt forced him to flee to England, where he lived until 1849. He returned to Spain, then shared control of the government (1854-56) with Gen. Leopoldo O'Donnell (1809-67) before returning to retirement
Bernhard prince von Bülow: born May 3, 1849, Klein-Flottbek, near Altona, Ger. died Oct. 28, 1929, Rome, Italy German imperial chancellor and Prussian prime minister (1900-09). After holding a number of diplomatic posts, he was appointed state secretary for the foreign department in 1897. He quickly became a potent force and succeeded to the chancellorship in 1900. In cooperation with William II, he pursued a policy of German aggrandizement in the years preceding World War I. He was unable to prevent the formation of the English-French-Russian alliance against Germany (see Entente Cordiale; Triple Entente) and increased international tension with the first of the Moroccan crises
Bernhard Heinrich Martin Karl prince von Bülow: born May 3, 1849, Klein-Flottbek, near Altona, Ger. died Oct. 28, 1929, Rome, Italy German imperial chancellor and Prussian prime minister (1900-09). After holding a number of diplomatic posts, he was appointed state secretary for the foreign department in 1897. He quickly became a potent force and succeeded to the chancellorship in 1900. In cooperation with William II, he pursued a policy of German aggrandizement in the years preceding World War I. He was unable to prevent the formation of the English-French-Russian alliance against Germany (see Entente Cordiale; Triple Entente) and increased international tension with the first of the Moroccan crises
Bonnie Prince Charlie: the popular name of Charles Edward Stuart, sometimes also called the Young Pretender. He was the grandson of King James II, and believed he had the right to be the British king instead of King George II. He led the second Jacobite Rising against the king in 1745-46, but was defeated at the Battle of Culloden. Stuart, James Edward (1720-88)
Carlo prince of Venosa Gesualdo: born March 8, 1566, Venosa died Sept. 8, 1613, Naples Italian composer. Nobly born, he was a passionate musical dilettante. In 1590 he had his first wife and her lover (a duke) murdered, which earned him great notoriety but no punishment. His later marriage to the duke of Ferrara's niece made the cosmopolitan Ferrara court his second home. His steadily deepening melancholia was reflected in his music, which included some 125 madrigals and about 75 sacred vocal works. His six books of madrigals were published between 1594 and 1611 in part-books and in 1613 in score. Those in the last two books are unusual for their dramatic exclamations, discontinuous texture, and harmonic license. His extreme chromaticism and abrupt changes in tempo and dynamics, exaggerating such traits in the madrigals of his time, would have no rival until the 20th century
Chlodwig prince zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst: born March 31, 1819, Rotenburg an der Fulda, Hesse-Nassau died July 6, 1901, Bad Ragaz, Switz. Imperial German chancellor and Prussian prime minister (1894-1900). Active in Bavarian politics from 1846, he served as minister president (1866-70) after Prussia's defeat of Bavaria in the Seven Weeks' War. He favoured a unified Germany, and in 1871 he entered the service of the German Empire. He was appointed German chancellor in 1894. His wide experience and fatherly relationship with Emperor William II failed to prevent his sovereign's demagogic excesses, and his influence largely ended in 1897 when Bernhard, prince von Bülow, became foreign secretary
Chlodwig Karl Viktor prince zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst: born March 31, 1819, Rotenburg an der Fulda, Hesse-Nassau died July 6, 1901, Bad Ragaz, Switz. Imperial German chancellor and Prussian prime minister (1894-1900). Active in Bavarian politics from 1846, he served as minister president (1866-70) after Prussia's defeat of Bavaria in the Seven Weeks' War. He favoured a unified Germany, and in 1871 he entered the service of the German Empire. He was appointed German chancellor in 1894. His wide experience and fatherly relationship with Emperor William II failed to prevent his sovereign's demagogic excesses, and his influence largely ended in 1897 when Bernhard, prince von Bülow, became foreign secretary
Crown Prince: A Crown Prince is a prince who will be king of his country when the present king or queen dies. the crown prince's palace. Sultan Mahmood's son, Crown Prince Ibrahim Mahmood. The male heir apparent to a throne. the son of a king or queen, who is expected to become the next king
Edward the Black Prince: the oldest son of King Edward III of England, who wore black armour in battle (1330-76). born June 15, 1330, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, Eng. died June 8, 1376, Westminster, near London Prince of Wales (1343-76). Son of Edward III, he apparently received his sobriquet because he wore black armour. He was one of the outstanding commanders of the Hundred Years' War, winning a major victory at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356. He was prince of Aquitaine 1362-72; his rule there was a failure, for which he was largely to blame. He returned sick and broken to England and formally surrendered his principality to his father. He had no successor as prince of Aquitaine. Though the heir apparent, he never became king; his son became Richard II
Ernst Rüdiger prince von Starhemberg: born May 10, 1899, Eferding, Austria died March 15, 1956, Schruns Austrian politician. In 1930 he became leader of the fascist Austrian Heimwehr, a paramilitary defense force, and in 1932 he helped Engelbert Dollfuss form the right-wing coalition called the Fatherland Front. Appointed vice chancellor in 1934, he sought to maintain a fascist Austrian state that was independent of Nazi Germany. Differences with Chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg resulted in Starhemberg's expulsion from the government (May 1936). He fled Austria after the Anschluss (1938). Following a brief period of service early in World War II in the British and Free French air forces, he lived in Argentina (1942-55) before returning to Austria
Felix prince zu Schwarzenberg: born Oct. 2, 1800, Krummau, Bohemia, Austrian Habsburg domain died April 5, 1852, Vienna, Austria Austrian statesman who restored the Habsburg empire as a European power. Entering the diplomatic service, he became a protégé of Prince Klemens von Metternich and served in several Austrian embassies. In the Revolutions of 1848, he helped Joseph Radetzky defeat rebel forces in Italy. As prime minister and foreign minister of Austria (1848-52), he secured the replacement of Emperor Ferdinand by Francis Joseph. He reestablished order in Austria with a new constitution that transformed the Habsburg empire into a unitary, centralized state. He also imposed the Punctation of Olmütz on Prussia
Frog Prince: a fairy tale in which a prince, who has been changed into a frog by an evil witch, tries to persuade a princess to kiss him so that he can become a prince again. She finally does, he becomes human again, and they get married
Gebhard Leberecht von prince von Wahlstatt Blücher: born Dec. 16, 1742, Rostock, Mecklenburg died Sept. 12, 1819, Krieblowitz, near Kanth, Silesia, Prussia Prussian military leader. He joined the Prussian army in 1760 and commanded troops against the French (1793-94) and in the Napoleonic Wars. In 1813 he came out of retirement to command Prussian troops against the French, defeating them at Wahlstatt and assisting in the allied victory at the Battle of Leipzig. In 1815 he again commanded Prussian forces in the Battle of Waterloo, coordinating his army with the allied forces under the duke of Wellington to bring about Napoleon's defeat
Georgy Prince Lvov: born Nov. 2, 1861, Popovka, near Tula, Russia died March 7, 1925, Paris, France Russian politician, first head of the provisional government established during the Russian Revolution of 1917. In 1905 he joined the liberal Constitutional Democratic Party and was elected to the first Duma (1906). He became chairman of the All-Russian Union of Zemstvos (1914) and won the respect of political liberals and army commanders. In March 1917 he became premier but was unable to satisfy the increasingly radical demands of the populace. He resigned in July, after a major left-wing demonstration, in favour of Aleksandr Kerensky. Arrested when the Bolsheviks seized power, he escaped and settled in Paris
Georgy Yevgenyevich Prince Lvov: born Nov. 2, 1861, Popovka, near Tula, Russia died March 7, 1925, Paris, France Russian politician, first head of the provisional government established during the Russian Revolution of 1917. In 1905 he joined the liberal Constitutional Democratic Party and was elected to the first Duma (1906). He became chairman of the All-Russian Union of Zemstvos (1914) and won the respect of political liberals and army commanders. In March 1917 he became premier but was unable to satisfy the increasingly radical demands of the populace. He resigned in July, after a major left-wing demonstration, in favour of Aleksandr Kerensky. Arrested when the Bolsheviks seized power, he escaped and settled in Paris
Hal Prince: orig. Harold Smith Prince born Jan. 30, 1928, New York, N.Y., U.S. U.S. theatrical producer and director. He worked for the producer George Abbott before coproducing the successful musical The Pajama Game (1954). He went on to produce or coproduce over 30 hit musicals, including Damn Yankees (1955), West Side Story (1957), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), and Fiddler on the Roof (1964). Frequently working with Stephen Sondheim, he won Tony Awards for his direction of the musicals Cabaret (1966), Company (1970), Follies (1971), Candide (1974), Sweeney Todd (1979), Evita (1979), The Phantom of the Opera (1986), and Show Boat (1995)
Karl August prince von Hardenberg: born May 31, 1750, Essenrode, near Gifhorn, Brunswick died Nov. 26, 1822, Genoa, Italy Prussian statesman who preserved the integrity of the Prussian state during the Napoleonic Wars. He won the abiding trust of Frederick William III in 1798 and served as foreign minister (1804-06). He was forced to withdraw from political life, at Napoleon's behest, after Prussia's collapse in the war of 1806-07 against France. When Prussia was faced with insolvency and could not pay war indemnities in 1810, Napoleon agreed to Hardenberg's reinstatement, and he became prime minister with full powers. He continued the domestic reforms introduced by Karl, imperial baron vom und zum Stein, and liberalized financial, economic, and agricultural policies. In foreign affairs he exchanged Prussia's alliance with France for an alliance with Russia in 1813, and in 1814-15 he represented Prussia at the peace negotiations in Paris and Vienna
Klemens prince von Metternich: born May 15, 1773, Coblenz, archbishopric of Trier died June 11, 1859, Vienna, Austria Austrian statesman. He served in the diplomatic service as Austrian minister in Saxony (1801-03), Berlin (1803-05), and Paris (1806-09). In 1809 Francis I of Austria (see Emperor Francis II) appointed him minister of foreign affairs, a position he would retain until 1848. He helped promote the marriage of Napoleon and Francis's daughter Marie-Louise. By skillful diplomacy and deceit, he kept Austria neutral in the war between France and Russia (1812) and secured its position of power before finally allying with Prussia and Russia (1813). In gratitude for his diplomatic achievements, the emperor created Metternich a hereditary prince. As the organizer of the Congress of Vienna (1814-15), he was largely responsible for the policy of balance of power in Europe to ensure the stability of European governments. After 1815 he remained firmly opposed to liberal ideas and revolutionary movements. He was forced to resign by the revolution of 1848. He is remembered for his role in restoring Austria as a leading European power
Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar prince von Metternich -Winneburg-Beilstein: born May 15, 1773, Coblenz, archbishopric of Trier died June 11, 1859, Vienna, Austria Austrian statesman. He served in the diplomatic service as Austrian minister in Saxony (1801-03), Berlin (1803-05), and Paris (1806-09). In 1809 Francis I of Austria (see Emperor Francis II) appointed him minister of foreign affairs, a position he would retain until 1848. He helped promote the marriage of Napoleon and Francis's daughter Marie-Louise. By skillful diplomacy and deceit, he kept Austria neutral in the war between France and Russia (1812) and secured its position of power before finally allying with Prussia and Russia (1813). In gratitude for his diplomatic achievements, the emperor created Metternich a hereditary prince. As the organizer of the Congress of Vienna (1814-15), he was largely responsible for the policy of balance of power in Europe to ensure the stability of European governments. After 1815 he remained firmly opposed to liberal ideas and revolutionary movements. He was forced to resign by the revolution of 1848. He is remembered for his role in restoring Austria as a leading European power
Louis-Nicolas Prince d'Eckmühl Davout: born May 10, 1770, Annoux, France died June 1, 1823, Paris French general in the Napoleonic Wars. Despite his noble origins, in 1790 he led his regiment in a pro-Revolutionary revolt, and he performed with merit in the Belgian campaign of 1792-93. He accompanied Napoleon to Egypt (1798-99) and was promoted to division general. As a corps commander, he had a significant impact on the victories at Austerlitz (1805), Auerstedt (1806), Jena (1806), Eylau (1807), Eckmühl (1809), and Wagram (1809). Created a duke (1808) and prince (1809) by Napoleon, Davout served as minister of war during the Hundred Days
Mikhail Prince Barclay de Tolly: born Dec. 13, 1761, Pamuskis, Poland-Lithuania died May 14, 1818, Insterburg, East Prussia Russian field marshal prominent in the Napoleonic Wars. A member of a Scottish family that had settled in Livonia, Barclay entered the Russian army in 1786. In 1812 he took command of one of two Russian armies operating against Napoleon. His strategy of avoiding decisive action and retreating into Russia proved unpopular, and he was forced to resign his command. He took part in the invasion of France in 1814, and in 1815 he was commander in chief of the Russian army that invaded France after Napoleon's return from Elba
Mikhail Prince Kutuzov: orig. Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov born Sept. 16, 1745, St. Petersburg, Russia died April 28, 1813, Bunzlau, Silesia Russian army commander. In 1805 Kutuzov, an army officer, was given command of the joint Russian-Austrian army that opposed the French advance on Vienna. Following Austria's defeat in the Battle of Ulm, he retreated and preserved his army intact, but Alexander I engaged the French at the Battle of Austerlitz (1805), for which disaster Kutuzov was partly blamed. After Napoleon's army entered Russia in 1812, public pressure made Alexander appoint Kutuzov commander in chief. After waging minor engagements, he was forced to fight the inconclusive Battle of Borodino. When Napoleon led his troops in retreat from Moscow, Kutuzov forced the French army to leave Russia along the path it had devastated when it entered the country. He pursued the French into Prussia, destroying his opponent without fighting another major battle. Considered the finest Russian commander of his day, he appears as a major character in Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace
Mikhail Bogdanovich Prince Barclay de Tolly: born Dec. 13, 1761, Pamuskis, Poland-Lithuania died May 14, 1818, Insterburg, East Prussia Russian field marshal prominent in the Napoleonic Wars. A member of a Scottish family that had settled in Livonia, Barclay entered the Russian army in 1786. In 1812 he took command of one of two Russian armies operating against Napoleon. His strategy of avoiding decisive action and retreating into Russia proved unpopular, and he was forced to resign his command. He took part in the invasion of France in 1814, and in 1815 he was commander in chief of the Russian army that invaded France after Napoleon's return from Elba
Mikhail Illarionovich Prince Kutuzov: orig. Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov born Sept. 16, 1745, St. Petersburg, Russia died April 28, 1813, Bunzlau, Silesia Russian army commander. In 1805 Kutuzov, an army officer, was given command of the joint Russian-Austrian army that opposed the French advance on Vienna. Following Austria's defeat in the Battle of Ulm, he retreated and preserved his army intact, but Alexander I engaged the French at the Battle of Austerlitz (1805), for which disaster Kutuzov was partly blamed. After Napoleon's army entered Russia in 1812, public pressure made Alexander appoint Kutuzov commander in chief. After waging minor engagements, he was forced to fight the inconclusive Battle of Borodino. When Napoleon led his troops in retreat from Moscow, Kutuzov forced the French army to leave Russia along the path it had devastated when it entered the country. He pursued the French into Prussia, destroying his opponent without fighting another major battle. Considered the finest Russian commander of his day, he appears as a major character in Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace
Otto prince von Bismarck: born April 1, 1815, Schönhausen, Altmark, Prussia died July 30, 1898, Friedrichsruh, near Hamburg Prussian statesman who founded the German Empire in 1871 and served as its chancellor for 19 years. Born into the Prussian landowning elite, Bismarck studied law and was elected to the Prussian Diet in 1849. In 1851 he was appointed Prussian representative to the federal Diet in Frankfurt. After serving as ambassador to Russia (1859-62) and France (1862), he became prime minister and foreign minister of Prussia (1862-71). When he took office, Prussia was widely considered the weakest of the five European powers, but under his leadership Prussia won a war against Denmark in 1864 (see Schleswig-Holstein Question), the Seven Weeks' War (1866), and the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71). Through these wars he achieved his goal of political unification of a Prussian-dominated German Empire. Once the empire was established, he became its chancellor. The "Iron Chancellor" skillfully preserved the peace in Europe through alliances against France (see Three Emperors' League; Reinsurance Treaty; Triple Alliance). Domestically, he introduced administrative and economic reforms but sought to preserve the status quo, opposing the Social Democratic Party and the Catholic church (see Kulturkampf). When Bismarck left office in 1890, the map of Europe had been changed immeasurably. However, the German Empire, his greatest achievement, survived him by only 20 years because he had failed to create an internally unified people
Otto Eduard Leopold prince von Bismarck: born April 1, 1815, Schönhausen, Altmark, Prussia died July 30, 1898, Friedrichsruh, near Hamburg Prussian statesman who founded the German Empire in 1871 and served as its chancellor for 19 years. Born into the Prussian landowning elite, Bismarck studied law and was elected to the Prussian Diet in 1849. In 1851 he was appointed Prussian representative to the federal Diet in Frankfurt. After serving as ambassador to Russia (1859-62) and France (1862), he became prime minister and foreign minister of Prussia (1862-71). When he took office, Prussia was widely considered the weakest of the five European powers, but under his leadership Prussia won a war against Denmark in 1864 (see Schleswig-Holstein Question), the Seven Weeks' War (1866), and the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71). Through these wars he achieved his goal of political unification of a Prussian-dominated German Empire. Once the empire was established, he became its chancellor. The "Iron Chancellor" skillfully preserved the peace in Europe through alliances against France (see Three Emperors' League; Reinsurance Treaty; Triple Alliance). Domestically, he introduced administrative and economic reforms but sought to preserve the status quo, opposing the Social Democratic Party and the Catholic church (see Kulturkampf). When Bismarck left office in 1890, the map of Europe had been changed immeasurably. However, the German Empire, his greatest achievement, survived him by only 20 years because he had failed to create an internally unified people
Pangeran Prince Dipo Negoro: born 1785, Jogjakarta, Java died Jan. 8, 1855, Macassar [Ujung Pandang], Celebes Javanese leader in the 19th-century conflict known to the West as the Java War (1825-30). He was the son of the ruler of Jogjakarta, a sultanate created in 1755 by a Dutch treaty that dismembered the once-powerful Javanese kingdom of Mataram. Dutch land reforms undercut the economic position of the Javanese aristocrats, and Dipo Negoro became the aristocrats' leader against the Dutch. The Javanese saw him as a "just prince" come to save the people, and the conflict itself was seen as a Muslim holy war against the infidels. For three years Dipo Negoro's guerrilla forces had the upper hand, but the Dutch triumphed in the end. Dipo Negoro was arrested at the peace negotiations and died in exile
Port-au-Prince: the capital city of Haiti. City (metro. area pop., 1997: 1,556,000), seaport, and capital of Haiti, West Indies, on the southeastern shore of the Golfe de la Gonâve. Founded by the French in 1749, it was destroyed by earthquakes in 1751 and 1770 and has frequently suffered from fires and civil strife. In 1807 the port was opened to foreign commerce. It is the country's principal port and commercial centre, producing sugar, flour, cottonseed oil, and textiles
Port-au-Prince: {i} capital city of Haiti
Princeliness: princehood
Princely: princelike
The Fresh Prince: Will Smith (born 1968), American rap musician and actor
Vasily Prince Golitsyn: born 1643, Russia died May 2, 1714, Kholmogory, Russia Russian statesman and chief adviser to Sophia Alekseyevna. After commanding in the Ukraine, he served in the court of Fyodor III and reorganized the Russian army. When Sophia became regent in 1682, she appointed her lover Golitsyn head of the foreign office. He negotiated an alliance with Poland (1686) against the Ottoman Turks but failed in his two campaigns against the Turks (1687, 1689). He also concluded the Treaty of Nerchinsk with China. In 1689 he was exiled to Siberia after a coup displaced Sophia and placed Peter I on the throne
Vasily Vasilyevich Prince Golitsyn: v. born 1643, Russia died May 2, 1714, Kholmogory, Russia Russian statesman and chief adviser to Sophia Alekseyevna. After commanding in the Ukraine, he served in the court of Fyodor III and reorganized the Russian army. When Sophia became regent in 1682, she appointed her lover Golitsyn head of the foreign office. He negotiated an alliance with Poland (1686) against the Ottoman Turks but failed in his two campaigns against the Turks (1687, 1689). He also concluded the Treaty of Nerchinsk with China. In 1689 he was exiled to Siberia after a coup displaced Sophia and placed Peter I on the throne
be as happy as a prince: be very happy, be ecstatic
crown prince: a male heir apparent to a throne
crown prince: a male heir apparent to a throne
crown prince: male heir apparent to the throne
duque duke de Viseu senhor lord da Covilha Henrique, infante prince de Portugal: Portuguese Henrique o Navegador orig. Henrique, infante (prince) de Portugal, duque (duke) de Viseu, senhor (lord) da Covilha born March 4, 1394, Porto, Port. died Nov. 13, 1460, Vila do Infante, near Sagres Portuguese prince and patron of explorers. He helped his father, John I, capture the Moroccan city of Ceuta in 1415 and served as governor of Ceuta and later of the Portuguese province of Algarve. He established his own court at Sagres and sponsored voyages of discovery in the Madeira Islands and along the western coast of Africa. As grand master of the Order of Christ, he gained funds for backing voyages aimed at the conversion of pagans. His patronage led to the development of the Portuguese caravel and improved navigational instruments and the advancement of cartography
lane's prince albert: apple used primarily in cooking
le Petit Prince: children's story of Saint-Exupery that became popular among adults
live like a prince: live extravagantly
port-au-prince: the capital and largest city of Haiti
princeliness: The quality of being princely; the state, manner, or dignity of a prince
princeliness: The quality or state of being princely
princeliness: {s} grandioseness; regalness, state of being majestic; being princely, state of having the qualities of a prince
princely: rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"
princely: A princely sum of money is a large sum of money. It'll cost them the princely sum of seventy-five pounds. = handsome
princely: In the manner of a royal princes conduct
princely: In a princely manner
princely: {s} characteristic of a prince, like a prince; noble, aristocratic, stately
princely: having the rank of or befitting a prince; "a princely bearing"; "princely manner
princely: having the rank of or befitting a prince; "a princely bearing"; "princely manner"
princely: Suitable for, or becoming to, a prince; grand; august; munificent; magnificent; as, princely virtues; a princely fortune
princely: Of or relating to a prince; regal; royal; of highest rank or authority; as, princely birth, character, fortune, etc
princes: plural of prince
the Little Prince: children's famous book (which became popular even amongst adults) written by French aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and published in 1943 (in French "Le Petit Prince")
the Prince of Wales: Prince of Wales

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prîns

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/ˈprəns/ /ˈprɪns/

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() From Anglo-Norman, Old French prince, from Latin princeps (“first head”), from primus (“first”) + ceps (“head”), related to capitus (“head”).

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