prince

le prince (FR N-M) prince, ruler of some sovereignty; member of a royal family, who may not be the actual ruler, son of a king and / or queen; possessor of a royally bestowed title, with or without attached lands; a great man. First appears in French in 1120, from Latin princeps (first, and chief, emperor). (Bourget, Hyspa, Renard, Villon)