HyperDic: prince_of_wales

English > 1 sense of the expression Prince of Wales:
NOUNperson Prince of Walesthe male heir apparent of the British sovereign
English > Prince of Wales: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningThe male heir apparent of the British sovereign.
InstancesCharles, Prince CharlesThe eldest son of Elizabeth II and heir to the English throne (born in 1948)
Edward, Black Princeson of Edward III who defeated the French at Crecy and Poitiers in the Hundred Years' War (1330-1376)
BroaderprinceA male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
SpanishPrince of Wales, Príncipe de Gales
CatalanPríncep de Gal·les

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