English → Latin
“prince” in Latin
prī̆ncepsfirst, foremost; chief, distinguishedrēxking, ruler; despot, tyrant (during the time of the Republic when there were no kings and executive power was usually dirēgulusA petty king, kinglet; kinglet (bird), wren; a basilisk; a venomous serpenttetrarchēstetrarchtyrannusruler, monarch; tyrant, despotadulēscēnsyoung, youthful; minor (of two boys)puera child; chit; a boy, lad (typically between ages 7-14 but could be younger) (older than an īnfāns but younger than an arēgiuskingly, regal, royal (of or pertaining to a king); magnificent, splendid, distinguished (worthy of a king)prīncipālisfirst, original; chief, principal
The English word prince itself goes back to Latin prīmus, through prīnceps.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
prince
A supreme ruler, princeps (general term): rex (a king, sovereign prince): regulus (a petty king): tetrarcha (a petty sovereign prince of Asia, who had kingly rank and power, but was not regarded as a king by the Romans; hence usually, regis atque tetrarchae; tetrarchae regesque): tyrannus (PROP., that has assumed the sovereign power in a free state): of or belonging to a prince or princes, principalis (☞ under the emperors: ☞ princeps juventutis does not belong to this; Vid: Tac., Ann. 1, 3, 1).
The son of a sovereign, adolescens or juvenis regii generis; puer or juvenis regius (a junior member of a royal family): filius regis or regius (a king’s son): the princes; by the plur. of the foregoing nouns; also, principis liberi; pueri regii (Liv.): the tutor of a prince, principis educator praeceptorque (Tac., Ann., 15, 62): to be the tutor of a prince, educationi filii principis praeesse; principis pueritiam moderari: a crown prince, Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for prince?
- The usual Latin words for “prince” are prī̆nceps, rēx, rēgulus; also tetrarchēs, tyrannus, adulēscēns. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.