Definition of Prince Rupert

1. Noun. English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682).

Exact synonyms: Rupert
Generic synonyms: Prince

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prince Rupert

Prince Charlie jackets
Prince Charmings
Prince Edward
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Islander
Prince Edward Islanders
Prince Eugene of Savoy
Prince Fumimaro Konoe
Prince Fumimaro Konoye
Prince Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von Metternic
Prince Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck
Prince Otto von Bismarck
Prince Peter Kropotkin
Prince Philip
Prince Rupert (current term)
Prince Valiant
Prince of Darkness
Prince of Demons
Prince of Peace
Prince of Smolensk
Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales heath
Prince of the Power of the Air
Prince of this world
Princess Diana
Princess Grace of Monaco
Princess Royal
Princess of Wales
Princeton

Literary usage of Prince Rupert

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

1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1909)
"In December 1648 it was resolved that the fleet should be sent to Ireland to assist the Marquis of Ormonde, and Prince Rupert was appointed to command it, ..."

2. Adventure Guide to the Inside Passage and Coastal Alaska by Lynn Readicker-Henderson (2002)
"Prince Rupert is the last major town that the ferry passes; BC Ferries makes this town its northern terminus. It's about a 12-hour run from Port Hardy. ..."

3. Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska by Lynn Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"Prince Rupert If you're on a cruise ship, or if you're on the AMH heading northbound, ... Prince Rupert is a stop only for southbound ferries on the AMH. ..."

4. Rupert, Prince Palatine by Eva Scott (1899)
"And when I demanded if he meant not George Monck, he replied it was Prince Rupert he meant. Then I said he was no G., so he answered G. stood for a German, ..."

5. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England Begun in the Year 1641 by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1888)
"... it gave his troops great courage, and rendered the name of prince Rupert very terrible, and exceedingly appalled the adversary; insomuch as they had not ..."

6. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England Begun in the Year 1641 by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1888)
"... and that party of the enemy being the most picked and choice men, it gave his troops great courage, and rendered the name of prince Rupert ..."

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