prince royal
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of prince royal
First recorded in 1655–65
Example Sentences
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The princess is in an excellent humor; the prince royal danced only with her last evening; that is, she is the only lady advanced in years who had that honor.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 by Various
The prince royal praised my skill, and found opportunities of saying many kind and flattering things to me, although he spoke much more to the princess than to myself; he remained about half an hour.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 by Various
But I just remember—the investiture of the prince royal took place on the eighth of this month.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
The prince royal came to see us the day after our arrival.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 by Various
The prince royal quite insisted that my name should be given to the little one, but Barbara would not agree to that; she said that we owed the preference to our mother's name.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 by Various
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