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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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 A number of former opposition parliamentarians have since been arrested and charged with challenging or insulting the authority of the Emir, who recently named his crown prince (a nomination that previously would have required parliamentary approval). Koh Ewe, TIME, 1 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for crown prince 

Word History

First Known Use

1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of crown prince was in 1791

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“Crown prince.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crown%20prince. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

crown prince

noun
: the prince next in line for a crown or throne

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