ETYMOLOGY, THE ROOT MEANING OF WORDS “prince” - c. 1200, "governor, overseer; great man, chief; preeminent representative of a group or class” “noble lord" "first person, chief leader; ruler, sovereign," "heir to a throne,
ETYMOLOGY, THE ROOT MEANING OF WORDS “noble” - c. 1200, "illustrious, distinguished, of high rank or birth," from Old French noble "of noble bearing or birth, well-known, famous, renowned; excellent, superior, splendid; superior birth