Definitions of Prince of Wales
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the male heir apparent of the British sovereign
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examples:
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Prince Charles
the eldest son of Elizabeth II and heir to the English throne (born in 1948)
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Black Prince
son of Edward III who defeated the French at Crecy and Poitiers in the Hundred Years' War (1330-1376)
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type of:
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prince
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
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Prince Charles
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