(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a male member of a royal family, especially the son of the king or queen of a country.
...Prince Edward and other royal guests...
The Prince won warm applause for his ideas.
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2.
A ~ is the male royal ruler of a small country or state.
He was speaking without the ~’s authority.
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