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Definition of: prince
(prins) noun
1. A non–reigning male member of a royal family.
2. A male monarch or sovereign.
3. Brit. The son of a sovereign or of a son of the sovereign.
4. One of a high order of nobility.
5. The ruler of a small state; head of a principality.
6. A chief or leader, or one of the highest rank of the class to which he belongs: a merchant prince. See synonyms under MASTER. [<OF <L princeps first, principal <primus first + stem of capere take]
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