crown prince

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noun

a male heir apparent to a throne.

Nearby words

crown octavo, crown of thorns, crown office, crown point, crown post, crown prince, crown princess, crown prosecution service, crown prosecutor, crown quarto, crown roast

Origin of crown prince

First recorded in 1785–95

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Examples from the Web for crown prince

I thought myself the only person who knew that fact—a fact which the Crown-Prince had revealed to me in the strictest secrecy.
The Secrets of Potsdam|William Le Queux
My uncle—he knows something—be careful—warn the Crown-Prince.
The Secrets of Potsdam|William Le Queux
We always took this precaution, because when abroad incognito, both the Crown-Prince and myself frequently changed our names.
The Secrets of Potsdam|William Le Queux
It seemed curious that the young man Schfer should be in such high favour with the Crown-Prince.
The Secrets of Potsdam|William Le Queux

Which was an angry thought to the Crown-Prince in after times, as we sometimes notice.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. VII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for crown prince

crown prince

noun

the male heir to a sovereign throne

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crown prince

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for crown prince

crown prince

noun