Phrase guide

crown prince

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person designated and raised to become the next king.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A person designated and raised to become the next emperor.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A person expected to inherit or take over an enterprise or undertaking once its current manager retires or dies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a male heir apparent to a throne

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: prince

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

119 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: وَلِيّ عَهْد (waliyy ʕahd) — next king
  • Armenian: թագաժառանգ (tʻagažaṙang) — next king
  • Azerbaijani: vəliəhd — next king
  • Belarusian: кронпры́нц (kronprýnc) — next king
  • Burmese: အိမ်ရှေ့မင်း (imhre.mang:) — next king
  • Burmese: ဥပရာဇာ (u.pa.raja) — next king
  • Chinese Mandarin: 皇太子 (huángtàizǐ) — next king
  • Chinese Mandarin: 太子 (tàizǐ) — next king
  • Chinese Mandarin: 儲君 /储君 (chǔjūn, chújūn) — next king
  • Czech: korunní princ — next king
  • Danish: kronprins — next king
  • Danish: tronfølger — next king
  • Dutch: kroonprins — next king
  • Dutch: troonsopvolger — next king
  • Finnish: kruununprinssi — next king
  • French: prince héritier — next king
  • French: prince royal — next king
  • French: héritier du trône — next king
  • German: Kronprinz — next king
  • German: Thronfolger — next king
  • Greek: διάδοχος (diádochos) — next king
  • Greek: διάδοχος του θρόνου (diádochos tou thrónou) — next king
  • Hindi: राजकुमार (rājkumār) — next king
  • Hindi: युवराज (yuvrāj) — next king
  • Hindi: वलीअहद (valīahd) — next king
  • Hungarian: trónörökös — next king
  • Hungarian: koronaherceg — next king
  • Icelandic: krónprins — next king
  • Indonesian: putra mahkota — next king
  • Italian: principe ereditario — next king
  • Japanese: 皇太子 (kōtaishi) — next king
  • Japanese: 王太子 (ōtaishi) — next king
  • Kalmyk: хунтәҗ (xuntäj) — next king
  • Khmer: ឧបរាជ (ʼupaʼraac) — next king
  • Khmer: មកុដរាជ្យកុមារ (mɔɔkotriəcyɔɔ-komaa-) — next king
  • Khmer: រជ្ជទាយាទ (rɔɔccɔɔtiəyiət) — next king
  • Korean: 왕태자 (wangtaeja) — next king
  • Korean: 태자 (taeja) — next king
  • Malay: putera mahkota — next king
  • Malay: uparaja — next king
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kronprins — next king
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kronprins — next king
  • Persian: ولیعهد (vali'ahd) — next king
  • Persian: ویسپور (vispur) — next king
  • Persian: واسپور (vâspur) — next king
  • Polish: książę koronny — next king
  • Portuguese: príncipe herdeiro — next king
  • Romanian: prinț moștenitor — next king
  • Russian: кронпри́нц (kronprínc) — next king
  • Russian: насле́дный принц (naslédnyj princ) — next king
  • Russian: короле́вич (korolévič) — next king
  • Russian: престолонасле́дник (prestolonaslédnik) — next king
  • Serbo-Croatian: престолона́следнӣк — next king
  • Serbo-Croatian: prestolonáslednīk — next king
  • Slovak: kráľovič — next king
  • Slovak: korunný princ — next king
  • Slovene: prestolonaslednik — next king
  • Slovene: prestolonaslednica — next king
  • Slovene: kronski princ — next king
  • Slovene: kronska princesa — next king
  • Spanish: príncipe heredero — next king
  • Swedish: kronprins — next king
  • Swedish: jämherting — next king
  • Thai: มกุฎราชกุมาร (má-gùt-râat-chá-gù-maan) — next king
  • Turkish: veliaht — next king
  • Turkish: veliaht prens — next king
  • Ukrainian: кронпри́нц (kronprýnc) — next king
  • Urdu: ولی عہد (valī 'ahd) — next king
  • Uyghur: ۋەلىئەھد (weli'ehd) — next king
  • Uzbek: valiahd — next king
  • Vietnamese: thái tử — next king
  • Vietnamese: thế tử — next king
  • Armenian: թագաժառանգ (tʻagažaṙang) — next emperor
  • Chinese Mandarin: 皇太子 (huángtàizǐ) — next emperor
  • Czech: korunní princ — next emperor
  • Danish: kronprins — next emperor
  • Danish: tronfølger — next emperor
  • Dutch: troonsopvolger — next emperor
  • Finnish: kruununprinssi — next emperor
  • French: prince héritier — next emperor
  • French: prince impérial — next emperor
  • French: prince impérial — next emperor
  • German: Kronprinz — next emperor
  • German: Thronfolger — next emperor
  • Greek: διάδοχος (diádochos) — next emperor
  • Hindi: युवराज (yuvrāj) — next emperor
  • Hindi: राजकुमार (rājkumār) — next emperor
  • Hungarian: trónörökös — next emperor
  • Japanese: 皇太子 (kōtaishi) — next emperor
  • Khmer: ម្កុដរាជកុមារ (mkoda riech ko’maa) — next emperor
  • Khmer: ព្រះបុត្រាស្នងរាជ្យ (preah botraa snɑɑng riech) — next emperor
  • Khmer: ព្រះបុត្រាម្កុដរាជ (preah botraa mkoda riech) — next emperor
  • Korean: 황태자 (hwangtaeja) — next emperor
  • Norwegian: kronprins — next emperor
  • Polish: książę koronny — next emperor
  • Portuguese: príncipe herdeiro — next emperor
  • Romanian: prinț moștenitor — next emperor
  • Russian: цесаре́вич (cesarévič) — next emperor
  • Russian: кронпри́нц (kronprínc) — next emperor
  • Russian: насле́дник престо́ла (naslédnik prestóla) — next emperor
  • Russian: престолонасле́дник (prestolonaslédnik) — next emperor
  • Slovak: cárovič — next emperor
  • Slovak: korunný princ — next emperor
  • Slovene: prestolonaslednik — next emperor
  • Slovene: prestolonaslednica — next emperor
  • Swedish: kronprins — next emperor
  • Turkish: veliaht — next emperor
  • Vietnamese: hoàng thái tử — next emperor
  • Chinese Mandarin: 繼承人 /继承人 (jìchéngrén) — person expected to take over an enterprise
  • Finnish: manttelinperijä — person expected to take over an enterprise
  • Finnish: kruununprinssi — person expected to take over an enterprise
  • French: héritier — person expected to take over an enterprise
  • Hungarian: örökös — person expected to take over an enterprise
  • Polish: następca — person expected to take over an enterprise
  • Russian: престолонасле́дник (prestolonaslédnik) — person expected to take over an enterprise
  • Russian: престолонасле́дница (prestolonaslédnica) — person expected to take over an enterprise
  • Slovak: korunný princ — person expected to take over an enterprise
  • Slovene: prestolonaslednik — person expected to take over an enterprise
  • Slovene: prestolonaslednica — person expected to take over an enterprise