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prins

Pronunciation: /prenˀs/

“prins” is a Danish word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. prince (son or male-line grandson of a reigning monarch)
  2. prince consort (husband of a ruling queen)
  3. prince (male ruler or head of a principality)

Etymology

Via Middle Low German prinze, German Prinz from Old French prince, from Latin prīnceps. Doublet of fyrste via a calque.

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