| prince | 1. The one of highest rank; one holding the highest place and authority; a sovereign; a monarch; originally applied to either sex, but now rarely applied to a female. "Go, Michael, of celestial armies prince." (Milton) "Queen Elizabeth, a prince admirable above her sex." (Camden) 2. The son of a king or emperor, or the issue of a royal family; as, princes of the blood. 3. A title belonging to persons of high rank, differing in different countries. In England it belongs to dukes, marquises, and earls, but is given to members of the royal family only. In Italy a prince is inferior to a duke as a member of a particular order of nobility; in Spain he is always one of the royal family. 4. The chief of any body of men; one at the head of a class or profession; one who is preeminent; as, a merchant prince; a prince of players. "The prince of learning." Prince-Albert coat, a long double-breasted frock coat for men. Prince of the blood, Prince consort, Prince of darkness. See Blood, Consort, and Darkness. Prince of Wales, the oldest son of the English sovereign. <botany> Prince's feather See Pipsissewa. Origin: F, from L. Princeps, -cipis, the first, chief; primus first + capere to take. See Prime, and Capacious. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| prince edward island | An island in the gulf of st. Lawrence constituting a province of canada in the eastern part of the country. It is very irregular in shape with many deep inlets. Its capital is charlottetown. Discovered by the french in 1534 and originally named ile saint-jean, it was renamed in 1799 in honor of prince edward, fourth son of george III and future father of queen victoria. (12 Dec 1998) |
| princeps | Principal; in anatomy, term used to distinguish several arteries. Origin: L. Chief, fr. Primus, first, + capio, to take, choose (05 Mar 2000) |
| princeps cervicis | <anatomy, artery> Origin: occipital artery within occipital groove; distribution: posterior neck muscles and cervical trapezius muscle; anastomoses: superficial and deep cervical arteries, vertebral artery. Synonym: ramus descendens arteriae occipitalis, princeps cervicis artery, princeps cervicis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| princeps cervicis artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin: occipital artery within occipital groove; distribution: posterior neck muscles and cervical trapezius muscle; anastomoses: superficial and deep cervical arteries, vertebral artery. Synonym: ramus descendens arteriae occipitalis, princeps cervicis artery, princeps cervicis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| princeps pollicis | <anatomy, artery> Origin, radial (deep palmar (arterial) arch); distribution, palmar surface and sides of thumb; anastomoses, arteries on dorsum of thumb. Synonym: arteria princeps pollicis, chief artery of thumb, princeps pollicis, principal artery of thumb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| princeps pollicis artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, radial (deep palmar (arterial) arch); distribution, palmar surface and sides of thumb; anastomoses, arteries on dorsum of thumb. Synonym: arteria princeps pollicis, chief artery of thumb, princeps pollicis, principal artery of thumb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| princess | 1. A female prince; a woman having sovereign power, or the rank of a prince. "So excellent a princess as the present queen." (Swift) 2. The daughter of a sovereign; a female member of a royal family. 3. The consort of a prince; as, the princess of Wales. Princess royal, the eldest daughter of a sovereign. Origin: F. Princesse. See Prince, and cf. Princesse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Princeteau | L.R., French physician, *1884. See: Princeteau's tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Princeteau's tubercle | A slight prominence on the temporal bone near the apex of the petrous part where the superior petrosal sinus commences. (05 Mar 2000) |
| princewood | <botany> The wood of two small tropical American trees (Hamelia ventricosa, and Cordia gerascanthoides). It is brownish, veined with lighter colour. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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Also known as first citizen,Princeps was the title Augstus took upon his rise to power(and would be used by many of his sucessors). This term made the chief distinction from the word "king" because, unlike a king, the princeps was not above the people but instead was just the "first citizen" who left the real power to the senate.In actual fact, the princeps held all power and the senate just had the appearance of real power.
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originally: any leading Roman citizen
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Latin for "first man" or "leader," used to designate Augustus' position. He probably used this term because he clearly wanted to be the sole ruler of Rome, but he also did not want to be identified as a king (because of the Roman aversion to kings, see the story of Lucretia). The government with Augustus and princeps was known as the Principate. ...
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| prince | a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign) |
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| prince | a man's double-breasted frock coat |
| prince | Prince Consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861) |
| prince | small yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping branches cultivated as an ornamental |
| prince | small yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping branches cultivated as an ornamental |
| prince | the eldest son of Elizabeth II and heir to the English throne (born in 1948) |
| prince | a suitor who fulfills the dreams of his beloved |
| prince | a prince who is the husband of a reigning female sovereign |
| prince | third son of Elizabeth II (born in 1964) |
| prince | an island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
| prince | Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736) |
| prince | Japanese statesman who set Japan's expansionist policies and formed an alliance with Germany and Italy (1891-1945) |
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