[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/prince/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [P](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/p/) / prince # prince noun (a prince, princes) «prince» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition and Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. A prince is a son or grandson of a king or queen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prince/#m1) 2. A prince can be a man who rules a small country. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prince/#m2) 3. In stories a prince is a royal young man, often a hero. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prince/#m3) ### In the lessons In fairy tales the prince rescues someone, goes on a quest or marries a princess; but modern stories also show princesses rescuing princes. In history and current life, real princes belong to royal families (for example in the UK). Phrases: Prince Charming, the Little Prince, crown prince (the one who will be king). ### Examples - The prince rode through the dark forest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prince/#x1) - In the story the frog turned into a prince. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prince/#x2) - Prince Charming found Cinderella with the glass slipper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prince/#x3) - The young prince will be king one day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prince/#x4) - Monaco is ruled by a prince. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prince/#x5) - She dressed up as a prince for the play. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prince/#x6) - "But why not?" inquired the prince. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prince/#x7) ### Note Countable: a prince, princes (pronounced with an extra syllable). Female: princess. Be careful not to confuse «prince» with «prints» — they sound almost the same. «Princely» means generous or fit for a prince. ## In Jewish tradition In the Torah a prince is a chief or leader, such as the head of a tribe or a father's house, or a ruler sent by a king. In the Prophets and Writings it also means a leader of the people or a judge, and princes are often those who govern with kings. **Interpretation.** Each tribe's prince brought offerings at the dedication of the altar, which shows the tribes' equal honor. Proverbs is read as saying that true rulers must rule with justice. ### Examples - And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they. (Torah NUM.22.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prince/#x1) - On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did offer: (Torah NUM.7.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prince/#x2) - the prince of the fathers' house of the Gershonites being Eliasaph the son of Lael, (Torah NUM.3.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prince/#x3) - And all the congregation murmured against the princes. (Prophets JOS.9.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prince/#x4) - And Abimelech was prince over Israel three years. (Prophets JDG.9.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prince/#x5) - By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. (Writings PRO.8.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prince/#x6) ### Note Countable: a prince, princes (pronounced with an extra syllable). Female: princess. Be careful not to confuse «prince» with «prints» — they sound almost the same. «Princely» means generous or fit for a prince. ## Early Modern English ### Meaning A leader or chief, such as the head of a tribe in the Torah, or a chief spirit in Sefer Yetzirah. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/P/prince/#m1) ### Then and now Today a prince is a son or grandson of a king or queen; the old sense of a chief or leader is not used now, and the sentences use it that way. ### Examples - On the second day Nethanel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did offer: (Torah NUM.7.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/P/prince/#x1) - "But why not?" inquired the prince. (The Arabian Nights Entertainments) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/P/prince/#x2) - It illuminates the splendor of all lights, and causes a supply of influence to emanate from the Prince of countenances. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/P/prince/#x3) ### Note Today: chief, leader. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «prince» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prince/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«prince» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/prince.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «prince» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prince/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«prince» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/prince.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «prince» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/P/prince/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«prince» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/prince.html) on Mova free.