Where does “prince” come from?
Prince comes from Old French prince, from Latin princeps, meaning "first" or "chief," derived from the root of Latin capio, "to take," with the suffix Latin -ia.
prince (English): A ruler, a sovereign; a king, monarch; A female...
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- A ruler, a sovereign; a king, monarch; A female...
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