Meanings
nounprincehood (countable and uncountable, plural princehoods)
plural princehoods · alternative princehead
- countableuncountableThe state, quality, or condition of being a prince
- countableuncountableThe rank or office of a prince
- countableobsoleteuncountableprinceliness
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Origin
- Middle Englishpryncehood
- Englishprincehood
From Middle English pryncehood, princehode, princehod, princehed, equivalent to prince + -hood.
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princehood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/princehood
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“princehood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/princehood. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “princehood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/princehood.
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