Prince

Prince

Prince is a general term for a ruler, monarch or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess. The English word derives, via the French word prince, from the Latin noun princeps, from primus (first) + capio (to seize), meaning "the chief, most distinguished, ruler, prince".

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Famous quotes containing the word prince:

    “Satan, what ails you? Where’s the famous tongue?
    Thou onetime Prince of Conversationists?”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)

    “No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be;
    Am an attendant lord, one that will do
    To swell a progress, start a scene or two,”
    —T.S. (Thomas Stearns)

    “A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.”
    —Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527)