Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The male heir apparent to a throne.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The eldest son or other heir apparent of a monarch: applied more especially to German princes (translating German kronprinz).

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A person designated and raised to become the next king.
  • noun A person designated and raised to become the next emperor.
  • noun A person expected to inherit or take over an enterprise or undertaking once its current manager retires or dies.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a male heir apparent to a throne

Etymologies

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crown adj + prince noun

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