Prince

Morpheme

Prince

Type

free base

Denotation

first person, leader, ruler, literally that takes first

Etymology

Middle English prince; Anglo-Norman prince; Latin prīnceps, from prīmus +‎ capere

Evidence

coprince, prince, princed, princedom, princeful, princehood, princekin, princeless, princelet, princelike, princeling, princely, princes, princeship, princess, princesses, Princeton, Princetown, Princeville, princewood, princified, princing

Notes

prince, princeps, and principe are doublets

See Also

Prim(e) [Prime, Prim], Cape, Princeps, Principe, Principle