"princeps" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: principes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin princeps (“first, foremost”). Doublet of prince. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|princeps||first, foremost}} Borrowed from Latin princeps (“first, foremost”), {{doublet|en|prince}} Doublet of prince Head templates: {{en-noun|principes}} princeps (plural principes)
  1. (Ancient Rome) Title of the Roman emperor during the principate. Tags: Ancient-Rome Categories (topical): Ancient Rome Translations (title during the principate): Prinzeps [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-princeps-en-noun-EIh3HUR9 Disambiguation of 'title during the principate': 92 3 5
  2. One who, or that which, is foremost, original, etc.
    Sense id: en-princeps-en-noun-8NKfTS8w
  3. (printing) The editio princeps, or first edition of a book. Categories (topical): Printing
    Sense id: en-princeps-en-noun-iZ5~31Cp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 8 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 5 9 41 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 11 79 Topics: media, printing, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: prince, principate, principicide

Inflected forms

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