crown prince

noun

1. a male heir apparent to a throne.

crown prince

noun

1. the male heir to a sovereign throne

Word History and Origins

Origin of crown prince¹

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

In the Oval Office, the crown prince announced that the kingdom would increase a planned investment into America’s economy from $600 billion to $1 trillion.

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The U.S. president said the crown prince “knew nothing about” Khashoggi’s death, contradicting the CIA, which at the time assessed that the royal orchestrated the killing.

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Still another: The crown prince of Saudi Arabia wouldn’t have appeared this week in Washington with the U.S. president and spoken, however cautiously, of one day normalizing relations with Israel.

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Since the rise to power of Saudi crown prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman, cinemas have reopened, women are allowed to drive and foreign tourists are being welcomed.

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A US intelligence report made public in 2021 - under President Joe Biden's administration - determined that the crown prince had approved of a plan to "capture or kill" Khashoggi in Istanbul.

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