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Prince

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

In a general sense, a sovereign; the ruler of a nation or state. More particularly, the son of a king or emperor or the issue of a royal family; as princes of the blood. The chief of any body of men. Webster.

— Prince of Wales. The eldest son of the English sovereign. He is the heir-apparent to the crown.