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nonreigning — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
nonreigning — adj … Useful english dictionary
prince — princeless, adj. princeship, n. /prins/, n. 1. a nonreigning male member of a royal family. 2. Hist. a sovereign or monarch; king. 3. (in Great Britain) a son or grandson (if the child of a son) of a king or queen. 4. the English equivalent of… … Universalium
princess — princesslike, adj. princessly, adj. /prin sis, ses, prin ses /, n. 1. a nonreigning female member of a royal family. 2. Hist. a female sovereign or monarch; queen. 3. the consort of a prince. 4. (in Great Britain) a daughter or granddaughter (if… … Universalium
prince — [[t]prɪns[/t]] n. 1) gov a nonreigning male member of a royal family 2) gov (in Great Britain) a son of the sovereign or of a son of the sovereign 3) gov the English equivalent of any of various titles of nobility in other countries 4) gov a… … From formal English to slang
princess — prin•cess [[t]ˈprɪn sɪs, sɛs, prɪnˈsɛs[/t]] n. 1) gov a nonreigning female member of a royal family 2) gov the wife and consort of a prince 3) gov (in Great Britain) a daughter of the sovereign or of a son of the sovereign 4) a woman or girl… … From formal English to slang
prince — [prins] n. [OFr < L princeps, first, chief, prince < * primo caps, lit., first taken < primus (see PRIME) + capere, to take (see HAVE)] 1. Archaic any male monarch; esp., a king 2. a ruler whose rank is below that of king; head of a… … English World dictionary
princess — princess1 [prin′sis, prin′ses΄; ] Brit [ prin ses′, prin′ses΄] n. [ME princesse < MFr: see PRINCE & ESS] 1. Archaic any female monarch; esp., a queen 2. a nonreigning female member of a royal family 3. in Great Britain … English World dictionary
