crown prince

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

crown prince

  • /ˈkɹaʊn ˈpɹɪns/

noun crown princes · Crown Prince

  1. A person designated and raised to become the next king.
  2. A person designated and raised to become the next emperor.
  3. A person expected to inherit or take over an enterprise or undertaking once its current manager retires or dies.

Translations

Every language

noun next king

Españolpríncipe heredero
한국어왕태자 wangtaeja, 태자 taeja
日本語皇太子 kōtaishi, 王太子 ōtaishi
中文皇太子 huángtàizǐ, 太子 tàizǐ, 儲君 /储君 chǔjūn, chújūn
हिन्दीराजकुमार rājkumār, युवराज yuvrāj, वलीअहद valīahd
Portuguêspríncipe herdeiro
Françaisprince héritier, prince royal, héritier du trône
DeutschKronprinz, Thronfolger
Italianoprincipe ereditario
Ελληνικάδιάδοχος diádochos, διάδοχος του θρόνου diádochos tou thrónou
Românăprinț moștenitor
Русскийкронпри́нц kronprínc, насле́дный принц naslédnyj princ, короле́вич korolévič, престолонасле́дник prestolonaslédnik
Tiếng Việtthái tử, thế tử
العربيةوَلِيّ عَهْد waliyy ʕahd

noun next emperor

한국어황태자 hwangtaeja
日本語皇太子 kōtaishi
中文皇太子 huángtàizǐ
हिन्दीयुवराज yuvrāj, राजकुमार rājkumār
Portuguêspríncipe herdeiro
Françaisprince héritier, prince impérial
DeutschKronprinz, Thronfolger
Ελληνικάδιάδοχος diádochos
Românăprinț moștenitor
Русскийцесаре́вич cesarévič, кронпри́нц kronprínc, насле́дник престо́ла naslédnik prestóla, престолонасле́дник prestolonaslédnik
Tiếng Việthoàng thái tử

noun person expected to take over an enterprise

中文繼承人 /继承人 jìchéngrén
Françaishéritier
Русскийпрестолонасле́дник prestolonaslédnik, престолонасле́дница prestolonaslédnica

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"crown prince." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/crown%20prince. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

crown prince. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/crown%20prince

Chicago

"crown prince." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/crown%20prince.

BibTeX
@misc{crown_prince_2026,
  title = {crown prince},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crown%20prince},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}