Definition of Black Prince

1. Noun. Son of Edward III who defeated the French at Crecy and Poitiers in the Hundred Years' War (1330-1376).

Exact synonyms: Edward
Generic synonyms: Prince Of Wales

Lexicographical Neighbors of Black Prince

Black Hills
Black Hole of Calcutta
Black Isle
Black Jack Pershing
Black Law
Black Laws
Black Legend
Black Maria
Black Marias
Black Monk
Black Muslim
Black Muslims
Black Panther
Black Panthers
Black Plague
Black Prince (current term)
Black Russia
Black Russian
Black Russians
Black Sea
Black September
Black September Movement
Black Tai
Black Thursday
Black Tuesday
Black and Decker
Black and Deckers
Black and Tan
Black and Tans
Black man

Literary usage of Black Prince

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of Historical Allusions by Thomas Benfield Harbottle (1903)
"Black Prince. The sobriquet of Edward, Prince of Wales, son of Edward III, from the black armour which he habitually wore. Black Rent. ..."

2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1862)
"On the frontispiece was an engraving of a rare seal of Edward the Black Prince, which the courtesy of Mr. Hearne, the publisher, has recently put into our ..."

3. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1901)
"... them of their lost possessions there, and the glorious deeds of the Black Prince and other national heroes, aroused the English love of warfare. ..."

4. Wales by Owen Morgan Edwards (1901)
"One was the coronation of the Black Prince as Prince of Wales; ... The Black Prince was created Prince of Wales by his father, Edward III., in May, 1343. ..."

5. Dictionary of Historical Allusions by Thomas Benfield Harbottle (1903)
"Black Prince. The sobriquet of Edward, Prince of Wales, son of Edward III, from the black armour which he habitually wore. Black Rent. ..."

6. The Gentleman's Magazine (1862)
"On the frontispiece was an engraving of a rare seal of Edward the Black Prince, which the courtesy of Mr. Hearne, the publisher, has recently put into our ..."

7. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1901)
"... them of their lost possessions there, and the glorious deeds of the Black Prince and other national heroes, aroused the English love of warfare. ..."

8. Wales by Owen Morgan Edwards (1901)
"One was the coronation of the Black Prince as Prince of Wales; ... The Black Prince was created Prince of Wales by his father, Edward III., in May, 1343. ..."

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