Dictionary formprinceps, principis(masculine)
Translation
leader, chief; prince, emperor
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | princeps | principes |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | princeps | principes |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | principem | principes |
| Genitiveof | principis | principum |
| Dativeto, for | principi | principibus |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | principe | principibus |
Examples
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He was the leading man of our state.
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Everyone feared the prince.
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At the prince's command they left the city.
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He sent letters to the leaders of the provinces.
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The Roman leaders assembled in the senate house.
Princeps, principis, m., third declension, from primus plus capio: the one who takes first place. It works as an adjective, "first, chief", as readily as a noun, and the stem is princip-, not princeps-.
The word carries the whole awkward history of the Roman constitution. Under the Republic the princeps senatus was simply the senator whose name headed the roll. Augustus adopted princeps as his everyday title precisely because it was not rex and not dominus, and the regime he built is called the Principate for that reason. Medieval Latin shifts it again to a prince or territorial ruler. English took prince and principal from it; principle looks like a cousin but comes from principium instead.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 6: princeps, invenio, ops and 7 more words.