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A term for a [[future]] [[monarch]], often the [[son]] of a [[king]] and [[queen]], who is a member of the [[nobility]] and will become [[king]] in a process of [[succession]] after the [[death]] of the king. It's from the [[Latin (language)|Latin]] ''[[princeps]]]]'', first used by [[Augustus|Augustus Caesar]] to mean ''first [[citizen]]''. The [[female|feminine]] [[equivalent]] is [[princess]].
Member of a monarch's family, typically in the line of succession to the throne; also the title of one who rules, or has ruled (feminine: ''princess'').

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Prince (title) [r]: Member of a monarch's family, typically in the line of succession to the throne; also the title of one who rules, or has ruled (feminine: princess).

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