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prince 音标拼音: [pr'ɪns] n. 王子,太子,诸侯 王子,太子,诸侯 prince n 1: a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign) 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["e]minent; 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] Prince \Prince\, v. i. To play the prince. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] 70 Moby Thesaurus words for "prince": Muslim rulers, Prinz, acceptable person, anointed king, atheling, baron, capital fellow, chief, chieftain, crown prince, crowned head, czar, diamond, dynast, emir, emperor, gem, gentleman, good fellow, good lot, good man, good person, good sort, good woman, grand duke, heir apparent, heir presumptive, high chief, honest man, imperator, jewel, khan, king, king-emperor, kinglet, knez, lady, lord paramount, majesty, mensch, merchant, mirza, monarch, overlord, paramount, pearl, perfect gentleman, perfect lady, persona grata, petty king, potentate, prince consort, prince regent, princeling, princes of India, real man, right sort, rough diamond, royal, royal personage, royalty, ruler, shahzada, sheikh, sherif, sovereign, suzerain, tetrarch, tycoon, worthy Prince the title generally applied to the chief men of the state. The "princes of the provinces" (1 Kings 20:14) were the governors or lord-lieutenants of the provinces. So also the "princes" mentioned in Dan. 6:1, 3, 4, 6, 7 were the officers who administered the affairs of the provinces; the "satraps" (as rendered in R.V.). These are also called "lieutenants" (Esther 3:12; 8:9; R.V., "satraps"). The promised Saviour is called by Daniel (9:25) "Messiah the Prince" (Heb. nagid); compare Acts 3:15; 5:31. The angel Micheal is called (Dan. 12:1) a "prince" (Heb. sar, whence "Sarah," the "princes"). PRINCE. In a general sense, a sovereign the ruler of a nation or state. The son of a king or emperor, or the issue of a royal family; as, princes of the blood. The chief of any body of men. 2. By a clause inserted in policies of insurance, the insurer is liable for all losses occasioned by "arrest or detainment of all kings, princes, and people, of what nation, condition, or quality soever." 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 1218.
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