Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The male heir to the British throne.
- noun Used as the title for the male heir to the British throne, conferred by the sovereign.
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- proper noun A
royal title given to theheir apparent to the reigning monarch of theUnited Kingdom .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the male heir apparent of the British sovereign
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Examples
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JEPHSON: Well, the Prince of Wales is the future head of the Church of England.
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I mean, of course, one thinks of the Second World War and how important all that was, so it is, of course, very important that the Prince of Wales is a welcome figure in the United States.
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JOBSON: This is the queen here with the Duke of Edinburgh, and they will be going back to Buckingham Palace, where they will be having a private family lunch, and the Prince of Wales will be the only member of the royal family to accompany the Queen Mother all the way to Windsor, where they will be united later.
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In the evening, we steered for those islands which we supposed were called the Prince of Wales's Islands; and about two o'clock in the morning, came to an anchor with a grappling, along side of an island, which we called Laforey's Island.
Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora Despatched to Arrest the Mutineers of the 'Bounty' in the South Seas, 1790-1791 Edward Edwards
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An important part of the character of a man in the position so long held by the Prince of Wales is the fact of moderation, or otherwise, in eating and drinking.
The Life of King Edward VII with a sketch of the career of King George V 1893
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The Prince of Wales is a hard - working man in his way, which means in many ways, for the public benefit -
Queen Victoria, her girlhood and womanhood Grace Greenwood 1863
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The Sunday Telegraph also understands that the second carrier, the Prince of Wales will be a helicopter/assault/amphibious ship.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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The Sunday Telegraph also understands that the second carrier, the Prince of Wales will be a helicopter/assault/amphibious ship.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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"In his attitude to English Society, the Prince of Wales is a benevolent despot.
Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography George William Erskine Russell 1886
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"That is exactly the point, Planchet, we must come to: it is to this eldest son, formerly called the Prince of Wales, and who is now styled
The Vicomte De Bragelonne Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836
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