Meanings
plural Princes of Wales
- A royal title given to the male heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.
Reassured and pleased with the railway, the Queen returned from Paddington to Slough on June 23, bringing with her the infant Prince of Wales, afterwards King Edward VII.
1953 June, “Royal Railway Journeys”, in Railway Magazine, page 3641 more example
Furthermore, two of the Princesses of Wales — Lady Anne Neville and Katharine of Aragon — became Queen through later marriages and were not consorts of Princes of Wales at the time of their coronations.
1983, Mary Beacock Fryer, Arthur Bousfield, Garry Toffoli, “Introduction”, in Lives of the Princesses of Wales, Toronto, Ont.: Dundurn Press, →ISBN, page 6, column 1Synonyms: Pragger-Wagger
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA royal title given to the male heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.
Translations
Arabic أَمِير وِيلْز
- أَمِير وِيلْز (ʔamīr wīlz)royal title
Basque Galesko printze
- Galesko printzeroyal title
Bengali ওয়েলসের শাহজাদা
- ওয়েলসের শাহজাদা (ẇelśer śahzada)royal title
Bulgarian принц на Уелс
- принц на Уелс (princ na Uels)royal title
Catalan príncep de Gal·les
- príncep de Gal·lesroyal title
Chinese Mandarin 威爾士親王 /威尔士亲王
- 威爾士親王 /威尔士亲王 (Wēi'ěrshì qīnwáng)royal title
Czech princ z Walesu
- princ z Walesuroyal title
Danish prins af Wales
- prins af Walesroyal title
Dutch prins van Wales
- prins van Walesroyal title
Esperanto princo de Kimrujo
- princo de Kimrujoroyal title
Estonian Walesi prints
- Walesi printsroyal title
Finnish Walesin prinssi
- Walesin prinssiroyal title
French prince de Galles
- prince de Gallesroyal title
German Prince of Wales
- Prince of Walesroyal title
Greek Πρίγκιπας της Ουαλίας
- Πρίγκιπας της Ουαλίας (Prígkipas tis Oualías)royal title
Hawaiian keiki aliʻi o Wale
- keiki aliʻi o Waleroyal title
Hebrew נסיך ויילס
- נסיך ויילסroyal title
Hungarian Wales hercege
- Wales hercegeroyal title
Icelandic prinsinn af Wales
- prinsinn af Walesroyal title
Indonesian pangeran Wales
- pangeran Walesroyal title
Irish Prionsa na Breataine Bige
- Prionsa na Breataine Bigeroyal title
Italian principe del Galles
- principe del Gallesroyal title
Japanese プリンス・オブ・ウェールズ, ウェールズ公
- プリンス・オブ・ウェールズ (purinsu obu u'ēruzu)royal title
- ウェールズ公 (u'ēruzu-kō)royal title
Korean 웨일스 공
- 웨일스 공 (weilseu gong)royal title
Latvian Velsas princis
- Velsas princisroyal title
Lithuanian Velso princas
- Velso princasroyal title
Malay putera Wales
- putera Walesroyal title
Norwegian Bokmål prins av Wales
- prins av Walesroyal title
Persian شاهزاده ولز
- شاهزاده ولز (šâhzâde veylz)royal title
Polish książę Walii
- książę Waliiroyal title
Portuguese príncipe de Gales
- príncipe de Galesroyal title
Romanian Prinț de Wales
- Prinț de Walesroyal title
Russian принц Уэ́льский, принц Валли́йский
- принц Уэ́льский (princ Uélʹskij)royal title
- принц Валли́йский (princ Vallíjskij)royal title
Scottish Gaelic Prionnsa na Cuimrigh
- Prionnsa na Cuimrighroyal title
Slovak princ z Walesu
- princ z Walesuroyal title
Spanish príncipe de Gales
- príncipe de Galesroyal title
Swedish prins av Wales
- prins av Walesroyal title
Thai เจ้าชายแห่งเวลส์
- เจ้าชายแห่งเวลส์ (jâo-chaai-hɛ̀ng-weel)royal title
Turkish Galler Prensi
- Galler Prensiroyal title
Ukrainian принц Вельський, принц Валлійський
- принц Вельський (prync Velʹsʹkyj)royal title
- принц Валлійський (prync Vallijsʹkyj)royal title
Welsh Tywysog Cymru
- Tywysog Cymruroyal title
Yiddish ענגלישער קרוינפּרינץ
- ענגלישער קרוינפּרינץ (englisher kroynprints)royal title
Cite this entry
Prince of Wales. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prince%20of%20Wales
“Prince of Wales.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prince%20of%20Wales. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Prince of Wales,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Prince%20of%20Wales.
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