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.

The son of a king or emperor, or the issue of a royal family; as, princes of the blood.

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.

A ruler, from the latin princeps, meaning first in rank. In general, any ruler came to be known as the ‘prince', the ‘ruler', as in Machievelli's Prince. Also a male heir in a Royal household, the ‘Crown' prince was the first in line to the throne. In an SCA context, a prince rules a principality kingdom subdivision. A ‘Crown' prince is the winner of Crown Tournament, the heir to the throne, who will accept the Crown at the end of the reign. A prince ranks above all titled nobility, the dukes, earls, counts, barons and the like, carrying the title ‘your highness'.

An honorific title given by the Monarch, equal to one rank below the Territory's.

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

a member of a royal family, a son of the King

a son of a king