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Definition: Prince |
PrinceNoun1. A male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "prince" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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Bible | 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"). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Literature | Prince The Latin principes formed one of the great divisions of the Roman infantry; so called because they were originally the first to begin the fight. After the Hastati were instituted, this privilege was transferred to the new division. Prince. (See Black.) Prince of alchemy. Rudolph II., Emperor of Germany, also called The German Hermes Trismegistus. Prince of gossips. Samuel Pepys, noted for his gossiping Diary, commencing January 1st, 1659, and continued for nine years. (1632-1703.) Prince of grammarians. (See Grammarians.) Prince of Peace. The Messiah (Isaiah ix. 6). Prince of the Power of the Air. Satan (Eph. ii. 2). Prince of the vegetable kingdom. So Linnæus calls the palm-tree. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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This page refers to the present Prince of Wales, son and heir-apparent to Queen Elizabeth II. The reference "Charles, Prince of Wales" could be taken also to refer to:
- Charles I of England, from his creation as Prince of Wales in 1616 until his accession to the throne in 1625, although he was styled Prince of Wales from his elder brother's death in 1612.
- Charles II of England, from his birth in 1630 until his father's death in 1649. In this case the title was unofficial and he was never formally invested with it.
- Also styled "Prince of Wales" from birth was Bonnie Prince Charlie.
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor also Duke of Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Chester, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland (born November 14, 1948), of the Royal House of Windsor, is the son of Queen Elizabeth II and heir-apparent to the British, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, and a number of other Commonwealth thrones. He is correctly referred to as His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales (or in Scotland, HRH The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay). Though the term is commonly used, he ceased to be properly styled Prince Charles (and technically should not be described as such) following the accession of his mother to the throne in 1952, becoming Duke of Cornwall instead.
HRH the Prince of Wales
Birth and Titles
He was born in 1948 at Buckingham Palace to Princess Elizabeth, the elder daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. From birth, he was known as HRH Prince Charles of Edinburgh. In 1952, his mother inherited the throne, becoming Queen Elizabeth II, and Charles immediately became Duke of Cornwall under a charter of King Edward III, which gave that title to the Sovereign's eldest son, and was then referred to as HRH The Duke of Cornwall. He also became, in the Scottish Peerage, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick and Baron Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland.
Created Prince of Wales
Charles was created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester in 1958, though his actual investiture did not take place until July 1, 1969. This was a major ceremony, held at Caernarfon Castle in north Wales, a place traditionally associated with the creation of the title in the thirteenth century. Previous investitures had taken place at various locations, including the Palace of Westminster, the seat of parliament.Prior to the ceremony, Charles had studied at Gordonstoun School in Scotland, at Trinity College, Cambridge, and also at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, where he went specifically in order to learn the Welsh language -- the first English-born prince ever to make a serious attempt to do so. This won him some popularity in the principality, but the investiture also aroused considerable hostility among some Welsh nationalists, and there were threats of violence. In the late 1970s, Charles established another first when he became the first member of the Royal Family since King George I to attend a British cabinet meeting, he being invited to attend by Labour Prime Minister James Callaghan so as to see the workings of cabinet government at first hand.
Marriage
In 1981, the Prince of Wales married 19-year-old Lady Diana Spencer, daughter of the 8th Earl Spencer. It was to be perhaps the biggest royal marriage ever held. All of Europe's crowned heads (with the exception of King Juan Carlos of Spain, who was advised not to attend because the new couple's honeymoon would involve a stop-over in the disputed territory of Gibraltar) attended. So, too, did most of Europe's presidents, with two notable exceptions: President Karamanlis of Greece declined to go, because Greece's exiled King, Constantine II, who was a personal friend of the prince, had been described in his invitation as 'King of Greece', the technically correct description of an exiled monarch who hadn't abdicated, but which infuriated Greek republicans. Similarly, Ireland's President Hillery was formally advised by the Irish government of Charles J. Haughey not to attend because of the continued dispute over Britain's role in Northern Ireland.By marriage to the heir-apparent to the throne, Diana received both a title, "Princess of Wales", and the style, "Her Royal Highness". (Though commonly called Princess Diana, such a form of address was incorrect.) They made their homes at Highgrove in Gloucestershire and Kensington Palace. Almost immediately, Diana became a star attraction, chased by the paparazzi and the news media, her every move (including changes in hair-style) followed by millions. However, the marriage soon hit the rocks. Critics of Diana alleged that she was unstable and tempermental; one by one she sacked each of Charles's longstanding staff members and fell out with numerous friends (her father, mother, brother, Duchess of York, Elton John, her own staff -- who quit after rows). Charles, too, was blamed for the marital troubles. He and Camilla Shand had ended their relationship in the 1970s and now found themselves in unhappy marriages. The restart of their affair in the late 1980s was to destroy what remained of the fairytale Charles and Diana marriage, which within five years of the wedding was already on the brink of collapse. Ironically, Charles and Diana were similar in some respects: Both had troubled childhoods. Both took their public roles seriously and devoted much of their time to charity work, becoming highly regarded for it. (Diana notably devoted much time to helping AIDS sufferers, while Charles devoted much effort to marginalised groups in urban centres through his Prince's Trust charity).
Both partners subsequently admitted to extra-marital affairs, he with Mrs. Parker Bowles, she with a number of people, including a young army officer. Though they remained publicly a couple, they effectively had separated by the late 1980s, he living in Highgrove, she in Kensington Palace. The media noted their increasing periods apart and their obvious discomfort at being in each other's presence. By 1992, it was obvious that the marriage was over in all but name. The couple formally separated, with media sources taking different sides in what became known as the "War of the Waleses". Charles received much of the blame when details of his relationship with Mrs. Parker Bowles were revealed. She and her husband divorced, and he married a woman with whom he had had a long-term relationship during his marriage.
Divorce
The marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales formally ended in divorce in 1996. It had produced two sons, Prince William and Prince Henry, who is known by the name 'Harry'. Tragically, Diana was killed in a car accident in 1997. Charles earned considerable praise for his handling of the events and their aftermath, in particular his over-ruling of palace protocol experts (and indeed the Queen) who argued that as Diana (by then known as Diana, Princess of Wales) was no longer a member of the Royal Family, the responsibility for her funeral arrangements belonged to her blood relatives, the Spencers. Charles, against advice, flew to Paris to accompany his ex-wife's body home and insisted that she be given a formal royal funeral; a new category of formal funeral was specially created for her. His role as a single father earned much sympathy, in particular in how he handled a crisis when it was revealed that his younger son, Prince Harry, had dabbled in soft drugs. From extreme unpopularity in the early 1990s, Charles became one of the more popular members of the Royal Family.
His Relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles
His relationship with Camilla Parker Bowles is now openly acknowledged, with her becoming his unofficial consort. However two issues remain over the relationship. As future Supreme Governor of the Church of England, the prospect of him marrying a divorcée, with whom he had a relationship while both were married, is controversial. (Since Diana, Princess of Wales has died, he himself is technically a widower, not a divorcé, and so there is no problem with him marrying a second time. But as Mrs. Parker Bowles has a former husband still alive, she is technically a divorcée, hence the problem.) However public opinion and opinion within the Church has shifted somewhat to a point where a majority would accept a second marriage. However he is unlikely to marry until public opinion expects as opposed to merely accepts a remarriage.Secondly and more sensitively, there remains the issue of Mrs. Parker Bowles' title after marriage. In strict constitutional law, she would automatically assume the title 'Princess of Wales' and the style 'Royal Highness'. Such a development is almost universally unacceptable, even to those supporting a marriage between the couple. Legislation may have to be enacted allowing for a morganatic marriage, whereby she could neither become a princess or queen, and would not be styled HRH, but would use a courtesy title, perhaps 'Duchess of Cornwall'. (He is Duke of Cornwall.) Though her age suggests it is highly improbable, such legislation would also need to state that any children of the union would be excluded from the succession to the throne. Practical issues would also potentially arise over the status of her children by her first marriage, who in the event of a second marriage would become step-children of the future king and step-brothers and step-sisters to Princes William and Harry. (And so the focus of media attention, hence the need for some clarifications, such as inheritance rights to property of the Prince of Wales, police protection, etc.)
Personal Interests
The Prince of Wales is an avid horseman and huntsman. He served in the Royal Navy, commanding the HMS Bronington, a minehunter, from February 1976 until December 1976. He is also a talented artist and a published writer. The Prince's Trust, which he founded, is a charity that works mainly with young people, offering loans to groups, businesses and people (often in deprived areas) who had difficulty receiving support from mainstream lending institutions. The Prince's Trust is believed to have helped thousands of people in poor inner-city areas get jobs and training. In this role, the Prince has become surprisingly popular with many left-wing politicians, who see his charity as helping those who were receiving aid from nowhere else. Fundraising concerts are regularly held for the Prince's Trust, with leading pop, rock and classical musicians taking part.Charles is a complex character. An openly-admitted depressive, a passionate man who cares deeply about issues such as the environment, architecture, inner-city renewal and the quality of life. To put his ideas on architecture and town planning into practice, Charles is developing the village of Poundbury in Dorset.
Charles is also highly regarded on the international stage as an effective performer for the United Kingdom. On a visit to the Republic of Ireland, for example, instead of simply using a standard foreign office speech, he delivered a personally-researched, personally-written speech on Anglo-Irish affairs which was warmly received by Irish politicians and the Irish media.
While his popularity has fluctuated, he remans the most active Prince of Wales in centuries, who, while he could have opted for a low-key life, has devoted his time and effort to charity work and working with local communities. Only the issue of his relationship with Camilla (and allegations by one former staff member, as of yet not publicly substantiated, of a sexual relationship with a male aide) remain as complicating factors in his public image and persona.
Official Residence
The Prince of Wales's current official London residence is an apartment in St. James's Palace. He is scheduled to move into Clarence House, former London residence of the late Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in the near future. (The eighteenth century building is currently undergoing major restoration and renovation to equip it for use by the Prince of Wales, his partner and their extensive personal and office staffs.) Some previous Princes of Wales resided in Marlborough House. It however is no longer used as a royal residence. Following the death in 1953 of Queen Mary, widow of King George V, its last royal resident, it was given by Queen Elizabeth II for use by the Commonwealth of Nations.
Principal Title in use
See also: British Royal Family
- His Royal Highness, Prince Charles of Edinburgh (from birth to 1952)
- His Royal Highness, The Prince Charles, Duke of Cornwall (1952 to 1958)
- His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales (1958-) (England, Wales, Northern Ireland and internationally)
- His Royal Highness The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay (1952-) (Scotland)
Additional Information
- Jonathan Dimbleby, The Prince of Wales: A Biography (ISBN 0316910163)
External link
- Official website of HRH The Prince of Wales
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List of Sovereign Princes of Liechtenstein
# Prince (Fürst) Born - Died Reigned
1 Karl I 1569-1627 1608-1627 2 Karl Eusebius 1611-1684 1627-1684 3 Johann Adam Andreas 1657-1712 1699-1712 4 Josef Wenzel 1696-1772 1712-1718 (1732-1745, 1748-1772) 5 Anton Florian 1656-1721 1718-1721 6 Josef Johann Adam 1690-1732 1721-1732 4 ( Josef Wenzel ) 1696-1772 1732-1745 (1712-1718, 1748-1772) 7 Johann Nepomuk Karl 1724-1748 1732-1748 4 ( Josef Wenzel ) 1696-1772 1748-1772 (1712-1718, 1732-1745) 8 Franz Josef I 1726-1781 1772-1781 9 Alois I 1759-1805 1781-1805 10 Johann Josef I 1760-1836 1805-1836 11 Alois II 1796-1858 1836-1858 12 Johannes II 1840-1929 1858-1929 13 Franz I 1853-1938 1929-1938 14 Franz Josef II 1906-1989 1938-1989 15 Hans Adam II born 1945 reign began 1989 See also: Politics of Liechtenstein, list of Liechtenstein Heads of Government, lists of incumbents
External link
- The Princely House of Liechtenstein (official site)
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List of the ruling princes of the Grimaldi family. The family has ruled in Monaco since January 8, 1297. The early part of this list is incomplete.
- François I of Monaco 1297 to ?
- Rainier I of Monaco ??
- Charles I of Monaco 1331-September 12 to ?
- Rainier II of Monaco ??
- John I of Monaco ? to 1454
- Catalan I of Monaco 1454 to 1457
- Lambert I of Monaco 1457 to ?
- John II of Monaco ??
- Lucien I of Monaco ? to 1523
- Honoré I of Monaco 1523 to ?
- Charles II of Monaco ??
- Hercules I of Monaco ? to 1604
- Honoré II of Monaco 1604 to 1662-January 10
- Louis I of Monaco 1662-January 10 to 1701-January 2
- Antoine I of Monaco 1701-February 1 to 1731-February 20
- Louise-Hippolyte of Monaco 1731-February 20 to 1731-December 31
- Jacques I of Monaco 1731-December 20 to 1733-November 7 (regent for his wife until her death; abdicated
- Honoré III of Monaco 1733-November 7 to 1793-January 19
- Joseph Barriera President of the National Convention 1792-January 19 to 1793-February 24
- Under French Occupation 1793-February 24 to 1814-May 17
- Under Austrian Occupation 1814-May 17 to 1814-June 17
- Honoré IV of Monaco (in Paris) 1814-May 30 to 1819-February 16
- Honoré V of Monaco 1819-February 16 to 1841-October 2
- Florestan I of Monaco 1841-October 2 to 1856-June 20
- Charles III of Monaco 1856-June 20 to 1889-September 10
- Albert I of Monaco 1889-September 10 to 1922-June 26
- Louis II of Monaco 1922-June 26 to 1949-May 9
- Rainier III of Monaco 1949-May 9 to ...
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This page discusses the words prince or princess, which refers in various ways to a member of an elite or ruling class. Other uses of the word Prince include:
On the European continent, notably in the German system, a prince is something more than a mere noble, but not necessarily royal, which makes comparing it with the British system of royal princes difficult.
- The stage name of pop music singer Prince Rogers Nelson.
- The Prince -- a political treatise written by Niccolo Machiavelli in the 16th century.
- A project management method, PRINCE2
In the Russian system, "knyaz" (translated as "prince", e.g., Prince Potemkin) is the highest degree of nobility, and sometimes, represents a mediatization of an older native dynasty which became subject to the Russian imperial dynasty. Rurikid branches used the knyaz title also after they were succeeded by the Romanovs as the Russian imperial dynasty.
A prince or princess may be:
- The head of state in a monarchy which is too small to be called a kingdom. A present-day example is Prince Rainier III of the principality of Monaco. (I.e. a "Fürst" in German.)
- The child of a monarch (king or queen-regnant), and in the direct line of succession also other members of the Royal family, styled a "royal highness". The precise rules for the succession are fixed by law. (I.e. a "Prinz" in German.)
- The husband of a reigning queen is usually titled prince or prince consort.
- A member of the higher nobility in certain countries and periods. Foreign-language titles such as Italian principe, German Fürst, Russian kniaz, etc., are often rendered as prince in English. For example, one can talk about Prince Bismarck (Ger. Fürst B.).
- The term has also been used to describe the head of a feudal state; for example, it has been used as a synonym for duke at times.
- In a similar sense, those who held land and titles within the Catholic Church hierarchy were sometimes designated "princes of the Church".
See also:
- Grand duchy,
- Grand duke,
- Grand duchess,
- Fürst,
- Ranks of nobility and peerage,
- Titles of nobility
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Prince Michael of Kent (4 July 1942-) is a member of the British Royal Family. He is a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and first cousin once removed of her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His older brother is the current Duke of Kent and his older sister is Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy.His Royal Highness Prince Michael George Charles Franklin, GCVO was born at Iver, Buckinghamshire, a godson of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He is the youngest child of Prince George, Duke of Kent, the fourth son of King George V and Queen Mary, and his wife, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, a daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark and Grand Duchess Helen Vladimirovna of Russia. His father was killed in an aeroplane crash near Caithness, Scotland on 25 August 1942, a few days after his christening.
Prince Michael of Kent was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He received a commission as a second lieutenant in the 11th Hussars (Prince Albert's Own) in 1963. He saw service in Germany, Hong Kong and Cyprus where his squadron formed part of the United Nations peacekeeping force in 1971. He later served on the Defence Intelligence Staff. Prince Michael retired from active duty at the rank of major in 1983. He was appointed Honorary Commodore of the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service in 1994.
On 30 June 1978, he was married at a civil ceremony at the Rathaus, Vienna, Austria, to Baroness Marie-Christine von Reibnitz (15 January 1945-), the daughter of Silesian nobleman Baron Gunther Hubertus von Reibnitz and his Hungarian wife, Countess Marianne von Szapary Muraszombath Széchysziget und Szapar (she was a member of the Hungarian ski team at the 1936 Olympics and later married Thaddäus Koczorowski). The marriage was controversial because the Baroness was not only a Roman Catholic, but also a divorcée. She was previously married to banker Thomas Trowbridge; they divorced in 1977 and had their marriage annulled a year later. Under the terms of the 1701 Act of Settlement, Prince Michael forfeited his place in the line of succession through marriage to a Roman Catholic.
Prince and Princess Michael of Kent have two children, both of whom remain in line to throne because they are in communion with the Church of England:
As a male-line grandson of George V, Prince Michael of Kent enjoys the titular dignity of prince of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the style His Royal Highness. However, as the third son of George V's fourth son, there was never an expectation that he would undertake royal and official duties. Prince Michael has never received a parliamentary annuity or an allowance from the Privy Purse. Although he has represented the Queen on a number of state occassions and supports numerous charitable organizations, the prince has to work for a living. He is the chairman of a consulting firm and has frequently appeared in various television programs on the history of the British, Danish, and Russian royal families. The prince's business interests have led to frequent accusations, particularly in the British tabloids, that he has capitalized on his royal status for commercial gain.
- The Lord Frederick Windsor, born 6 April 1979.
- The Lady Gabriella Windsor, born 23 April 1981.
Prince and Princess Michael of Kent divide their time between their home at Nether Lypiatt Manor in Gloucestershire and Kensington Palace in London.
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The eldest son of the reigning monarch of Great Britain is traditionally invested with the title of Prince of Wales. This tradition began in 1301, when King Edward I of England, having completed the Norman conquest of Wales, gave the title to his heir, Prince Edward (later King Edward II of England). The apocryphal story that the king promised the rebellious Welsh natives "a prince born in Wales, who did not speak a word of English", and then produced his infant son, was not written down until the sixteenth century. However, Edward II certainly was born at Caernarfon, while his father was campaigning in Wales.Prior to the conquest of Wales, only a handful of native princes had claimed the title of Prince of Wales, the country having been divided into smaller principalities for most of the post-Roman period. In 1258, the title was claimed by Llywelyn the Last, Prince of Gwynedd, having been briefly held by his uncle, Dafydd ap Llywelyn, who was recognised by King Henry III of England as rightful ruler.
Prince Charles, the present Prince of Wales, is the twenty-first to hold the title officially. The other holders were:
The title Princess of Wales is applied by courtesy to the wife of the Prince of Wales.
- Edward II of England 1301-1307
- Edward the Black Prince 1330-1376
- Richard II of England 1376-1377
- Henry V of England 1399-1413
- Edward of Westminster (son of Henry VI of England) 1453-1471
- Edward V of England 1470-1483
- Edward of Middleham (son of Richard III of England) 1483-1484
- Arthur Tudor 1486-1502
- Henry VIII of England 1502-1509
- Henry Stuart (or Stewart) (son of King James I of England) 1603-1612
- Charles I of England 1612-1625
- Charles II of England 1630-1649
- James Francis Edward Stuart (or Stewart) ("the Old Pretender") 1688
- George II of Great Britain 1714-1727
- Frederick, Prince of Wales 1727-1751
- George III of the United Kingdom 1751-1760
- George IV of the United Kingdom 1762-1820
- Edward VII of the United Kingdom 1841-1901
- George V of the United Kingdom 1901-1910
- Edward VIII of the United Kingdom 1910-1936
The Prince of Wales is styled His Royal Highness (HRH). The same style is given by virtue of her marriage to the Princess of Wales. However, as was shown in the case of Diana, Princess of Wales, the style lapses if a Prince and Princess divorce, as it is only hers by virtue of marriage to the Prince of Wales, not in her own right.
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Prince (born June 7, 1958), real name Prince Rogers Nelson, a pop music performer. His music draws mainly on funk and rock and roll. Prince is generally considered an excellent guitarist, songwriter and composer, though he is also a capable pianist, record producer, film director and actor. He was born in Minneapolis to a white mother and an African-American father, and identifies himself as an African-American. His, music has drawn on influnces including Sly Stone, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix and Joni Mitchell.
Ambitious, talented and hardworking, if sometimes overstretched, Prince brought modern ideas and attitudes into pop music and put on a great show besides. He first attracted attention with his spacy soulful sound topped with screaming guitar, not to mention the colorful clothes he put on his 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) frame.
After having played in bands like Grand Central (later called Champaine) and 94 East, he made his first solo album called For You in 1978. Since then he released about one album each year.
He was backed in the 80s by The Revolution, and in the 90s by The New Power Generation. His players were always good musicians; Prince has gained attention for hiring and recording with women considered attractive or sexy. He also worked on different occasions with famous Jazz and funk musicians, such as Miles Davis, Larry Graham and Maceo Parker. Prince has also recorded with Ani DiFranco.
Many critics consider Dirty Mind, Purple Rain and Sign '0' The Times to be his three best albums; which are found in many Top 100 lists of the eighties. Amongst the fans albums like 1999 (1982), Lovesexy (1988) and The Rainbow Children (2002) are among the favorites.
His first hit "Little Red Corvette" made him part of the first wave of black artists on MTV. Other hits include "1999", "When Doves Cry", "Let's Go Crazy", "Purple Rain", exhibiting both versatility and feeling. Prince is allied with the tradition of Marvin Gaye in mixing spirituality and sensuality, "I Would Die 4 U", for instance, which can be compared to Gaye's "Sexual Healing", with its not so subtle reference to Jesus Christ. In contrast to Gaye, however, his songs often had more overt and direct sexual content, such as "Jack U Off" and "Sexy Motherfucker."
In addition to recording his own music, he has written for many artists, including Chaka Khan and The Bangles. He has been a tireless promoter of new artists, among them, Morris Day and the Time, Apollonia, Sheila E.
In 1987 Prince recorded The Black Album, a funky album whose erotically-charged lyrics were considered so blatant, Prince decided not to officially release it. The album circulated through the bootleg underground music world until it was finally given an official release in 1994.
He has starred in three movies, Purple Rain (1984), Under The Cherry Moon (1987) and Graffiti Bridge (1990), the last two of which he also directed. Of these movies only Purple Rain was a commercial success.
In 1987 a movie was shot of the Sign '0' the Times Tour in Rotterdam and Antwerp. The movie was shown in several theaters in Europe, but was more of a success as a home video.
Prince is regarded as one of top live acts in the music business, often performing not only in large arenas, but also late at night in small clubs for a selected audience.
He was one of the first artists to sell his music directly to his fans through the Internet, bypassing record labels.
Prince and his relationship with his own name
He was born June 7, 1958, and given the name Prince Rogers Nelson after the Prince Rogers Trio, his father's jazz band. As a boy, he was called Skipper, but he recorded under the name Prince. On his 35th birthday, June 7, 1993, he said he would no longer answer to the name Prince and would hence be known by an unpronounceable glyph. On December 31, 1999 he reclaimed the name Prince, although, typically, he did not announce the reclamation until some time later.
He had refused to use the name Prince while publishing rights remained with his old record company Warner Brothers. He said he felt like he was their slave. He did not want to advertise for that company, so he didn't use the name. As soon as they were out of the picture, the name was back.
By that time, he was also known as The Artist, short for The Artist Formerly Known as Prince (as he was anointed by a British journalist) or even the acronym TAFKAP. People loved to talk about it, some were amused, some were annoyed. Whatever else it was, it was deft publicity that kept his name and career alive separate from his legal entanglements with his record company. Other names used as 'pronunciation' for the glyph were The Symbol and Love Symbol. MTV, which had aired his videos and contributed to Prince's fame, did not embrace the glyph, however; in a humorous fashion, they took to playing a sound effect resembling a puff of hot air whenever his name was mentioned on the music video channel.
According to a Prince fan site, the glyph incorporates the male and female signs along with the alchemy symbol for soapstone.[1] They give the ASCII representation of the symbol as:
Prince's management company made an image file of it available for newspapers and magazines to use in referring to him.
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The New York Times reported in concert coverage in 1994:
From Prince's official announcement reclaiming his name: "On Dec. 31, 1999, my publishing contract with Warner-Chappell expired, thus emancipating the name I was given before birth 'Prince' from all long-term restrictive documents. I will now go back to using my name instead of the symbol I adopted to free myself from all undesirable relationships."
- Since Prince has changed his name to an unpronounceable glyph, tickets for his two-night stand at the Palladium were billed as "Art. Frmly Knwn as Prince." Calling for encores, the crowd chanted "We want" followed by two high whoops.
A common nickname for Prince is the Minneapolis Midget, referring to both his place of origin and height.
In 2003, Prince's lawyer, Londell Macmillan, confirmed his client had joined the Jehovah's Witnesses and that the star was "very committed" to them.
External Links
- All Music Guide, complete Prince discography and more information
- NPG Music Club, Prince's official site where he sells music and other articles
- the best known Prince fan site
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
PRINCE | English | Parts,Reliability,and Information Center | Information |
Prince | Finnish | Euroopan kansalaisille suunnattu Prince-tiedotusohjelma | Finance |
PRINCE | French | Programme d'information des citoyens européens | Finance |
PRINCE | Greek | Πρόγραμμα πληροφόρησης των ευρωπαίων πολιτών | Finance |
PRINCE | Italian | Programma d'informazione per il cittadino europeo | European Union |
PRINCE | Portuguese | Programa de informação para o cidadão Europeu | European Union |
PRINCE | Spanish | Programa de información de los ciudadanos europeos | Finance |
Prince | Swedish | Program för att informera de europeiska medborgarna | Finance |
| Programma PRINCE | Dutch | Voorlichtingsprogramma voor de Europese burgers | Finance |
| Programme PRINCE | French | Programme d'information des citoyens européens | Finance |
| Programma PRINCE | Italian | Programma d'informazione dei cittadini europei | Finance |
| Programa PRINCE | Portuguese | Programa de Informação dos Cidadãos Europeus | Finance |
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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Clothing | Robe, tunic, paletot, habit, gown, coat, frock, blouse, toga, smock frock, claw coat, hammer coat, Prince Albert coat, sack coat, tuxedo coat, frock coat, dress coat, tail coat. |
Deity | God the Son, Jesus, Christ; The Messiah, The Anointed, The Saviour, the Redeemer, The Mediator, The Intercessor, The Advocate, The Judge; The Son of God, The Son of Man, The Son of David; The Lamb of God, The Word; Logos; Emmanuel; Immanuel; The King of Kings and Lord of Lords, The King of Glory, The Prince of Peace, The Good Shepherd, The Way, The Truth, The Life, The Bread of Life, The Light of the World; The Lord our, The Sun of Righteousness; "The Pilot of the Galilean lake". |
Good Man | Brick, trump, gem, jewel, good fellow, prince, diamond in the rough, rough diamond, ugly duckling. |
Master | Prince, duke; (nobility); archduke, doge, elector; seignior; marland, margrave; rajah, emir, wali, sheik nizam, nawab. |
Nobility | King; (master); atheling; prince, duke; marquis, marquisate; earl, viscount, baron, thane, banneret; baronet, baronetcy; knight, knighthood; count, armiger, laird; signior, seignior; esquire, boyar, margrave, vavasour; emir, ameer, scherif, sharif, effendi, wali; sahib; chevalier, maharaja, nawab, palsgrave, pasha, rajah, waldgrave. |
Perfection | Model, standard, pattern, mirror, admirable Crichton; trump, very prince of. |
Satan | The tempter; the evil one, the evil spirit; the Adversary; the archenemy; the author of evil, the wicked one, the old Serpent; the Prince of darkness, the Prince of this world, the Prince of the power of the air; the foul fiend, the arch fiend; the devil incarnate; the common enemy, the angel of the bottomless pit; Abaddon, Apollyon. |
Noun: Satan, the Devil, Lucifer, Mephistopheles, Ahriman, Belial; Samael, Zamiel, Beelzebub, the Prince of the Devils. | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | Goodnight sweet prince, may flights of devils wing you to your rest (Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles; writing credit: Anne Rice) I'm telling you this guy is protected from up on high by the Prince of Darkness (The Usual Suspects; writing credit: Christopher McQuarrie.) Good night, sweet prince. (The Big Lebowski; writing credit: Ethan Coen; Joel Coen) Once upon a time, in a far away land, a young prince lived in a shining castle (Beauty and the Beast; writing credit: Roger Allers; Kelly Asbury) Er, Prince of Darkness, sir. He's your eleven o'clock (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) | |
Lyrics | Be gone, Prince of Darkness (Prince Of Darkness; performing artist: The Nylons) That one day your prince charming would come rescue you (I Can Love You Like That; performing artist: All-4-One) Me and you do the kind of stuff that only Prince would sing about (The Bad Touch; performing artist: Bloodhound Gang) Waiting for my prince to come (My Father's Eyes; performing artist: Eric Clapton) To search a prince to see the last of senses ("The Message"; performing artist: Grandmaster Flash) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Happy Prince (1974) Tales from Muppetland: The Frog Prince (1972) The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966) Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) The Ambitious Prince (1965) | |
Song Titles | Prince of Darkness (performing artist: The Nylons) My name is prince (performing artist: Prince & the new power generation) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | John Maffitt "The Prince of the Privateers" 15 years on Coast Survey prior to Civil War Among the best of the Confederate commerce raiders. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Eagle in Prince William Sound area. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Enroute to Prince William Sound -Mt. St. Elias is high peak in left-center. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | Shoreline in Prince William Sound. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | Salmon purse seiner in Prince William Sound. Credit: Fisheries. |  | Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The Eelgrass Isopod, Idotea resecata, occurs from Prince William Sound, Alaska, to Mazatlan, Mexico, on Macrocystis or eelgrass (Zostera sp.), which it eats. The body is brown when living on Macrocystis and green when living on eelgrass. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR). |
 | Large submarine depression in the continental shelf off Prince of Wales Island discovered by the Coast and Geodetic Survey. In: "Submarine Mountains in the Gulf of Alaska" by Harold W. Murray of the C&GS. Published in Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, 1941, Vol 52, pp. 333-362. Offprint call number: 526.98 M98. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | Modified Giesbrecht net ready to descend. Plate III, print 6. In: "Results of the Scientific Campaigns of the Prince of Monaco." Vol. 89. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
 | Prince Sultan Air Base's Boot Hill Cemetery is the final resting-place of more than 200 pairs of boots and other 4404th Wing Fuels Management Flight memorabilia. Boot Hill cemetery moved with the 4404th Wing from Dhahran Air Base to PSAB after the Khobar. |  | November 6, 1818. Prince Edward. Credit: USDA. |
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| "Little prince of Fall" by Corinne Vooys Commentary: "Autumn adventures." | "Airport" by Donna . Commentary: "Taken at prince George Airport." |
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 | Royalty; royal; king; queen; princess; prince; duchess; duke; trumpet; majestic; majesty. |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Author | Quotation |
Niccolo Machiavelli | A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise. |
Ovid | A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward. |
Prince Klemens Von Metternich | Stability is not immobility. |
Prince Otto Von Bismarck | Better pointed bullets than pointed speeches. |
Prince Philip Edinburgh | All money nowadays seems to be produced with a natural homing instinct for the Treasury. |
| I don't think a prostitute is more moral than a wife, but they are doing the same thing. | |
| The biggest waste of water in the country is when you spend half a pint and flush two gallons. | |
Prince William and Sweden | In America you must live life with a smile, even before your toothbrush has had time to reach your mouth. |
Thomas Tusser | Fear God, and offend not the Prince nor his laws, and keep thyself out of the magistrate's claws. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
John Locke | 1690 | Every one is born a subject to his father, or his prince, and is therefore under the perpetual tie of subjection and allegiance. (Second Treatise of Government) |
US Declaration of Independence | 1776 | A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people. (reference) |
US Constitution | 1791 | Clause 8: No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | The High Contracting Parties declare and place on record that they have taken note of the Treaty signed by the Government of the French Republic on July 17, 1918, with His Serene Highness the Prince of Monaco defining the relations between France and the Principality ARTICLE 437. (reference) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
The Little Prince | Antoine de Saint-Exupery | "Were you so sad, then?" I asked, "on the day of the forty-four sunsets?" But the little prince made no reply. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The Prince of Orange commanded the centre, Hill the right wing, Picton the left wing |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | The archangel Michael, the prince of the heavenly host, appeared glorious and terrible against the sky. |
King Richard III | Shakespeare, William | A begging prince what beggar pities not |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | This tribe marries only among each other, and the eldest in succession is Prince or Governor |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | A simple and independent mind does not toil at the bidding of any prince. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Marrie, T.J., Van Buren, J., Faulkner, R.S., Haldane, E.V., Williams, J.C., and Kwan, C. (1984). Seroepidemiology of Q fever in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. (references) | |
Business | While visiting the U.S., Crown Prince Abdullah met with top executives and senior representatives of Exxon-Mobil, Chevron, Conoco, Arco, Phillips Petroleum and Texaco. (references) | |
Work on the $700 million Prince Sultan City for Humanitarian Services is already halfway completed, as is the new Riyadh headquarters of the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC). (references) | ||
In September of 1998, Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud announced that the Saudi Government was looking for foreign direct investment of up to $100 billion in the energy sector. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | United Arab Emirates | In May the Crown Prince of Dubai authorized the construction of a Greek Orthodox Church on donated land. (references) |
Bahrain | Some claimed that an article by Al-Shaikh published in a Lebanese newspaper criticizing Bahrain's Crown Prince was the reason for this banning. (references) | |
Monaco | Only the Prince can grant or restore nationality, but he is obliged by the Constitution to consult the Crown Council on each case before deciding. (references) | |
Economic History | Monaco | The Minister of State, who is a French citizen appointed by the Prince for a 3-year term from among several senior French civil servants proposed by the French Government, is responsible for foreign relations. (references) |
Burundi | In 1966, King Mwambutsa was deposed by his son, Prince Ntare IV, who himself was deposed by his prime minister Capt. (references) | |
Cambodia | Political parties and leaders: RCG Coalition: National United Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful, and Cooperative Cambodia (FUNCINPEC) led by First Prime Minister Prince Ranariddh; Cambodian People's Party (CPP) led by Second Prime Minister Hun Sen; the Buddhist Liberal Democratic Party (BLDP); and the Liberal Democratic Party (Moulinaka).Outside the RCG: Party of Democratic Kampuchea (the Khmer Rouge), nominally led by Khieu Samphan. (references) | |
Human Rights | Swaziland | Some families were allowed to return to their residences after apologizing to the Prince and recognizing him as their chief. (references) |
Brunei | In 1999 he was released from detention after swearing an oath of loyalty to the Sultan and admitting his political "crimes." In 1998 authorities briefly detained several citizens under the ISA for distributing allegedly defamatory letters containing allegations about the royal family and senior government officials connected with the collapse of the Amedeo Group, a large holding company headed by the former Finance Minister and Sultan's brother, Prince Jefri. (references) | |
Liechtenstein | The Constitution authorizes the Prince to alter criminal sentences or pardon offenders. (references) | |
Political Economy | Bahrain | Shaikh Hamad rules with the assistance of his uncle, the Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa; his son, the Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa; and an appointed Cabinet of Ministers. (references) |
Monaco | Each is responsible to the Prince. (references) | |
Monaco | Legislative power is shared between the Prince and the popularly elected 18-member National Council. (references) | |
Political Rights | Liechtenstein | On September 13, Prime Minister Otmar Hasler confirmed to Parliament that his Government was drafting a bill for Parliament based on the compromise reached between the Prince and the Citizens' Forum. (references) |
Tonga | In 2000 the King appointed his son, Prince Ulukalala Lavaka Ata, as Prime Minister. (references) | |
Tonga | As Prime Minister, the Prince also holds five other ministerial portfolios, including those of defense and foreign affairs. (references) | |
Trade | Saudi Arabia | In January 1999, the United Saudi Bank (USB), owned by Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal, merged with the Saudi-American Bank (SAMBA). (references) |
Travel | Mauritius | Five-star hotels include Royal Palm, Le Saint Geran, Tousserok Sun, Trou Aux Biches, Paradis, Shandrani, Prince Maurice, Residence, Radisson, and Hilton. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | CABBAGE, n. A familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and wise as a man's head. The cabbage is so called from Cabagius, a prince who on ascending the throne issued a decree appointing a High Council of Empire consisting of the members of his predecessor's Ministry and the cabbages in the royal garden. When any of his Majesty's measures of state policy miscarried conspicuously it was gravely announced that several members of the High Council had been beheaded, and his murmuring subjects were appeased. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Dennis Miller | Hey Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah, stop talking peace but refusing to meet with the Israelis. |
Paul Burrell | Prince Phillip did send letters to the Princess. I saw them. They were in the box of secrets. I don't know where they are now. |
Robert Novak | Crown Prince Abdullah, at his meeting with the president, presented a fairly detailed eight-point plan for peace between the Palestinians and Israel. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | Since his return to Lisbon a revolution in Brazil has established a new Government there with an imperial title, at the head of which is placed a prince, in whom the regency had been vested by the King at the time of his departure. |
George Bush | 1989-1993 | A President is neither prince nor pope, and I don't seek a window on men's souls. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Prince" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 54.79% of the time. "Prince" is used about 5,417 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 54.79% | 2,968 | 3,154 |
| Noun (proper) | 45.21% | 2,449 | 3,665 |
| Total | 100.00% | 5,417 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "prince" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Prince | First name Male | 5,000 | 937 |
| Prince | Last name | 18,000 | 652 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "prince". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Ahasuerus | N/A | Biblical | Prince |
| Ahishar | N/A | Biblical | Brother of a prince |
| Archelaus | N/A | Biblical | The prince of the people |
| Aristarchus | N/A | Biblical | The best prince |
| Gennesaret | N/A | Biblical | Garden of the prince |
| Hori | N/A | Biblical | A prince |
| Ittah-kazin | N/A | Biblical | Of a prince |
| Manahethites | N/A | Biblical | My prince of rest |
| Nadab | N/A | Biblical | Prince |
| Nedabiah | N/A | Biblical | Prince or vow of the Lord |
| Rab-shakeh | N/A | Biblical | Cup-bearer of the prince |
| Rezon | N/A | Biblical | Prince |
| Sardis | N/A | Biblical | Prince of joy |
| Sarid | N/A | Biblical | Hand of a prince |
| Seraiah | N/A | Biblical | Prince of the Lord |
| Shalisha | N/A | Biblical | Prince |
| Sharai | N/A | Biblical | My prince |
| Shelesh | N/A | Biblical | Prince |
| Tyrannus | N/A | Biblical | A prince |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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| Country | Name |
| Taiwan | Prince Housing Development Corp. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "prince": black prince ♦ crown prince ♦ deposed prince ♦ electoral prince ♦ hereditary prince ♦ Lane's Prince Albert ♦ like a prince ♦ live like a prince ♦ merchant prince ♦ prince albert ♦ prince Albert coat ♦ prince Albert yew ♦ prince Albert's yew ♦ prince Charles ♦ prince charming ♦ prince consort ♦ prince Edward ♦ Prince Edward County ♦ prince Edward Island ♦ prince Eugene of Savoy ♦ Prince Frederick ♦ prince Fumimaro Konoe ♦ prince Fumimaro Konoye ♦ Prince George ♦ Prince George County ♦ Prince George's County ♦ prince Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von Metternich ♦ prince of charming ♦ prince of darkness ♦ prince of peace ♦ prince of Smolensk ♦ prince of the blood ♦ prince of this world ♦ prince of Wales ♦ prince of Wales heath ♦ prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck ♦ prince Otto von Bismarck ♦ prince Peter Kropotkin ♦ prince Philip ♦ prince regent ♦ prince royal ♦ prince Rupert ♦ prince Rupert's metal ♦ Prince William County ♦ the Prince of the Devils ♦ very prince of. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "prince": prince-abbot, Prince-Albert coat, Prince-archbishop, prince-bishop, prince-bishops, prince-cum-amateur-soldier, prince-enchanter, prince-in-waiting, prince-lings, Prince-of-Wales feather, Prince-of-Wales fern, Prince-of-Wales plume, Prince-of-Wales'-heath, prince-patriarch, prince-sign, prince-style. | |
Ending with "prince": Cardinal-prince, client-prince, co-prince, god-prince, pilot-prince, Port-au-Prince, salamander-prince, student-prince, Vandyke-prince. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "prince"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | princ (grand duke), tip shik, qeveritar (executive, governmental). (various references) | |
Arabic | ملك (get hold of, have, hold, king, monarch, own, ownership, possess, possession, property, reign, rejoice, sovereign), عاهل (king, monarch, paramount, sovereign), الأمير, الرجل الأنيق, أمير (emir, lord). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | цар (czar, king, tsar, tzar), княз, господар (arbiter, boss, governor, master, padrone, proprietor, ruler, sircar), принц. (various references) | |
Chinese | 王子 (son of a king). (various references) | |
Czech | princ, vynikající osoba, kníže. (various references) | |
Danish | prins. (various references) | |
Dutch | vorst (coping, freezing cold, frost, king, monarch), prins. (various references) | |
Esperanto | princo. (various references) | |
Farsi | فرمانروای مطلق (Dictator), مثل شاهزاده رفتارکردن , ولیعهد, سروری کردن , شاهزاده بودن , شاهزاده (Lord). (various references) | |
Finnish | prinssi, Prince (Information programme for the European citizen), Tiedottamisohjelma Euroopan unionin kansalaisille (Information programme for the European citizen), ruhtinas, Euroopan kansalaisille suunnattu Prince-tiedotusohjelma (Information programme for the European citizen). (various references) | |
French | prince (Information programme for the European citizen). (various references) | |
German | Prinz, Fürst (ruler). (various references) | |
Greek | PRINCE (Information programme for the European citizen), βασιλόπαισ, πρίγκιπασ, πρίγκιπας, πρίγκιψ, ηγεμών (sovereign). (various references) | |
Hebrew | שר (captain, chancellor, chief, commander, head, minister, ruler, secretary, vizier), נשיא (chief, king, president), נגיד (chancellor, commander, governor, leader, rector, ruler), נסיך. (various references) | |
Hungarian | herceg (duke, mediate lord), fejedelem (lord, monarch, rajah). (various references) | |
Indonesian | pangeran (archduke), syah (sovereign). (various references) | |
Irish | flaith. (various references) | |
Italian | principe. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 公爵 (duke). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | おおぎみ (emperor, king), おおきみ (emperor, king), おうじ (alphabetic, ancient times, imperial or royal cause, imperial prince, letter, past events, the past), プリンス , きみ (companion, daimyo, duke, egg yolk, feeling, lord, public, sensation, subordinate, you), こうしゃく (duke, exposition, lecture, marquess, marquis), こう (10^38, 1st in rank, 7th in rank, be bent, benefit, body cavity, boorish, box, clause, companion, compare with, daimyo, duke, effect, efficacy, efficiency, entertainment, female phoenix bird, filial piety, first sign of the Chinese calendar, grade A, happiness, head, height, hill, hundred sextillion, hundred undecillion, incense, instep, interest, item, knoll, long ages, lord, luck, main, manuscript, marquis, paragraph, pleasure, proof, public, result, rising ground, same kind, -school, season, sentence, seventh sign of the Chinese calendar, shell, subordinate, success, such, this, threat, thus, to ask, to be in love, to invite, to request, urgent, verbal pause, version, weather), みこと (lord, the spoken words of the emperor or a noble, words of a ruler), みやさま (princess). (various references) | |
Korean | 황태자. (various references) | |
Manx | prinse, flah (potentate). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | incepray.(various references) | |
Polish | książę. (various references) | |
Portuguese | príncipe. (various references) | |
Romanian | prinţ (dynastic), rege (king, Lord, monarch, padishah), domnitor (reigning, ruler), domn (Don, gentleman, king, Lord, master, owner, Sir), alteţã (highness, princess), adonis (adonis, beau, charming). (various references) | |
Russian | князь. (various references) | |
Scottish | prionnsa, flath (a chief, chief, noble). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | princ, knez. (various references) | |
Spanish | príncipe. (various references) | |
Swedish | prins, furste (king, monarch). (various references) | |
Turkish | prens (Infante, Mirza). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | князь, правитель (alderman, governor, gubernator, ruler, sovereign, warden), принц. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | hoàng thân, hoàng tử (highness), cái đã mất bản chất, ông hoàng tay cự phách. (various references) | |
Welsh | pendefig (aristocrat, noble, peer), tywysog. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | 2. nir, mi, nim, nun. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | princeps, procer, reguli, regulos, regulus, tyranni, tyrannis, tyranno, tyrannos, tyrannum, tyrannus. (various references) |
| Old English | 450-1100 | ealdor, leod. (various references) |
| Old High German | 500-1100 | furist. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Proverbs Chapter 28, Verse 16 |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Dux indigens prudentia multos opprimet per calumniam qui autem odit avaritiam longi fient dies eius |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | A nedi duk of prudence manye shal opresse bi chalenge; who forsothe hatith auarice, long shul be made the dayes of hym. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | The prince who has no sense is a cruel ruler; but he who has no desire to get profit for himself will have long life. |
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| Language | Proverbs Chapter 28, Verse 16 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ang principe nga kulang sa salabutan maoy daku usab nga madaugdaugon; Apan siya nga nagadumot sa pagkaibug magapalugway sa iyang mga adlaw. |
| Croatian | Nerazuman knez èini mnoga nasilja, a koji mrzi lakomost, dugo živi. |
| Danish | Uforstandig Fyrste øver megen Vold, langt Liv får den, der hader Rov. |
| Dutch | Een vorst, die van alle verstand gebrek heeft, is ook veelvoudig in verdrukkingen; maar die de gierigheid haat, zal de dagen verlengen. |
| Finnish | Vähätaitoinen ruhtinas runsaasti kiskoo, mutta väärän voiton vihaaja saa elää kauan. |
| French | Un prince sans intelligence multiplie les actes d`oppression, Mais celui qui est ennemi de la cupidité prolonge ses jours. |
| German | Wenn ein Fürst ohne Verstand ist, so geschieht viel Unrecht; wer aber den Geiz haßt, der wird lange leben. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Penguasa yang menindas orang lain, tidak mempunyai akal yang sehat; penguasa yang membenci kecurangan akan memerintah bertahun-tahun. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Seorang raja yang kurang akal itu sangat menganiayakan orang, tetapi orang yang benci akan tamak ia itu melanjutkan umurnya. |
| Italian | Un principe privo di senno moltiplica le vessazioni, ma chi odia la rapina prolungherà i suoi giorni. |
| Maori | ¶ Ko te rangatira kore whakaaro he nui ano tana tukino: ko te tangata ia e kino ana ki te apo ka roa ona ra. |
| Norwegian | Du fyrste som er fattig på forstand og rik på vold! De som hater urettferdig vinning, skal leve lenge. |
| Portuguese | O príncipe falto de entendimento é também opressor cruel; mas o que aborrece a avareza prolongará os seus dias. |
| Rumanian | Un voivod fqrq pricepere kwi knmulyewte faptele de asuprire, dar cel ce urqwte lqcomia kwi lungewte zilele. - |
| Russian | оЕТБЪХНОЩК РТБЧЙФЕМШ НОПЗП ДЕМБЕФ РТЙФЕУОЕОЙК, Б ОЕОБЧЙДСЭЙК ЛПТЩУФШ РТПДПМЦЙФ ДОЙ. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "prince": princedom, princedoms, princelet, princelets, princelier, princeliest, princeliness, princelinesses, princeling, princelings, princely, princes, princeship, princeships, princess, princesse, princesses. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "prince": coprince. (additional references) | |
Words containing "prince": coprinces. (additional references) | |
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"Prince" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: apprnce, brince, erence, peric, perinde, Pincay, pince, pincel, Pirnie, prancet, prancy, prange, precn, Prenge, prica, pricem, prience, Primchet, princ, princed, Princeful, Princen, Princet, Princey, princi, princl, prine, Prinnie, Prinsen, printe, prisci, pronce, pryne, Prysche, puince, puriance, rince. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "prince" (pronounced pri"ns) |
| 4 | -r i" n s | rinse. |
| 3 | -i" n s | convince, evince, mince, Quince, since, wince. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: pincer. | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-i-n-p-r" | |
-1 letter: cripe, nicer, price, repin, ripen. | |
-2 letters: cine, cire, epic, nice, pein, peri, pice, pier, pine, pirn, rein, rice, ripe. | |
-3 letters: cep, ern, ice, ire, nip, pec, pen, per, pic, pie, pin, rec, rei, rep, rin, rip. | |
-4 letters: en, er, in, ne, pe, pi, re. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-i-n-p-r" | |
+1 letter: caprine, creping, crispen, nephric, phrenic, pincers, pincher, porcine, princes. | |
+2 letters: apocrine, capering, caponier, conspire, coprince, creeping, crispens, encipher, entropic, inceptor, incorpse, pecorini, pecorino, penciler, perching, piercing, pinchers, pinscher, precinct, prentice, prescind, princely, princess, principe, procaine, prochein, province, punchier, replicon, terpenic, unpriced. | |
+3 letters: caponiers, carpeting, ciphering, compering, conspired, conspires, coopering, coppering, coprinces, crepitant, crispened, crispness, cyphering, enciphers, epicenter, epicurean, escarping, inceptors, incorpsed, incorpses, inspector, intercept, intercrop, necropoli, nephritic, nephrotic, nitpicker, panegyric, panickier, parceling, paunchier, pecorinos, pecuniary, pencilers, percaline, phrenetic, picnicker, piercings, pinschers, porcelain, porcupine, preaching, preacting, preceding, precincts, precisian, precising, precision, precoding, precuring, prefacing, prenticed, prentices, prescient, prescinds, princedom, princelet, princesse, principle, princoxes, procaines, pronuclei, proscenia, provinces, prurience, pruriency, puckering, pyrogenic, pyroxenic, recapping, reception, recipient, recopying, recouping, reinspect, repacking, replacing, replicons, repricing, respacing, sceptring, sphincter. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Slideshow 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Images: Digital Art 8. Sounds | 9. Quotations: Familiar 10. Quotations: Historic 11. Quotations: Fiction 12. Quotations: Non-fiction | 13. Quotations: Spoken 14. Quotations: Speeches 15. Usage Frequency 16. Names: Frequency | 17. Names: Derived from 18. Names: Company Usage 19. Expressions 20. Expressions: Internet | 21. Translations: Modern 22. Translations: Ancient 23. Bible Trace 24. Abbreviations | 25. Acronyms 26. Derivations 27. Rhymes 28. Anagrams | 29. Bibliography |
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