prince

Meanings

Plural: princes

Noun

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
A (male) ruler, a sovereign; a king, monarch.
A female monarch.
Someone who is preeminent in their field; a great person.
The (male) ruler or head of a principality.
A male member of a royal family other than the ruler; especially (in the United Kingdom) the son or grandson of the monarch.
A non-royal high title of nobility, especially in France and the Holy Roman Empire.
A type of court card used in tarot cards, the equivalent of the jack.
The mushroom Agaricus augustus.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Rohana.

Verb

To behave or act like a prince.
To transform (someone) into a prince.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English prince, from Anglo-Norman prince, from Latin prīnceps (“first head”), from prīmus (“first”) + capiō (“seize, take”). Cognate with Old English fruma (“prince, ruler”). Doublet of princeps and principe.
Displaced native Middle English atheling, from Old English æþeling; Middle English kinebarn, from Old English cynebearn; Middle English alder, from Old English ealdor; and Middle English drighten, from Old English dryhten.

Scrabble Score: 10

prince is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
prince is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
prince is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

prince is a valid Words With Friends word