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crown prince
noun
1
: a male heir apparent to a crown or throne
2
: one prepared or favored to fill a prospective position
Examples of crown prince in a Sentence
the Crown Prince of Spain
He's been heralded as the crown prince of jazz.
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Announced by the Saudi crown prince HRH Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, chairman of the New Murabba Development Company, Riyadh’s new downtown will also be home to a museum, a technology and design university, and an extensive array of entertainment and cultural venues.
—Pratyush Sarup, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2024
In a later conversation, Blinken asked the Saudi crown prince about his demand for a path to a Palestinian state before Saudi Arabia would normalize relations with Israel.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, serves as Savvy Games’s chair.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 7 Oct. 2024
The moniker also has family roots — Rupprecht was also the name of the last crown prince of Bavaria.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Crown prince.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crown%20prince. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
crown prince
noun
: the prince next in line for a crown or throne
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