Difference between King and Prince

What is the difference between King and Prince?

King as a noun is a male monarch; member of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation. while Prince as a noun is male ruler or head of a principality.

King

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A male monarch; member of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation. A powerful or influential person. The principal playing piece in chess or variations of chess. A playing card with the image of a king on it.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: In checkers: to stack a checker on an opponent's piece that has successfully traversed the board to the opposite side. The piece so marked can then move forwards or backwards.

Prince

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Male ruler or head of a principality.Son or male-line grandson of a reigning prince, king, queen, emperor, or empress, or another type of monarch.Great person.A common name of the mushroom Agaricus augustus.

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