princes
Future kings, perhaps
Princes is the plural of prince—male members of a royal family, especially sons of a king or queen.
The term extends to rulers of small states and to men of high rank in various hierarchies: princes of the church, merchant princes.
Figuratively, a prince is someone preeminent in a field: a prince among men, princes of industry.
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- scepterCeremonial staff of sovereignty
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- palaceMonarch's official residence
tiara · diadem · robes · ermine · velvet · ceremony · pageantry · majesty
One who receives legacy
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
lineage · birthright · primogeniture · successor · ascension · regent · dauphin · crowned
Rule by hereditary elite
- dukeHighest-ranking nobleman
- earlBritish hereditary noble rank
- marquisNoble above count
- viscountMid-ranking British noble
baron · peerage · blueblood · patrician · gentry · landed · manor · estate
Pleasantly attractive in manner
- handsomeAttractive in appearance
- castleFortified medieval residence
- towerTall slender edifice
- enchantedUnder magical influence
frog · Cinderella · happily ever after · ball · glass slipper · curse · spell · rescue
Supreme independent authority
- dominionAuthority to rule
- realmGoverned territory or sphere
- kingdomMonarch's ruled territory
- governanceHow authority is exercised
authority · reign · decree · mandate · statecraft · jurisdiction · vassal · fief
crown
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- scepterCeremonial staff of sovereignty
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
palace · tiara · diadem · robes · ermine · velvet · ceremony · pageantry · majesty · splendor
heir
One who receives legacy
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
dynasty · lineage · birthright · primogeniture · successor · ascension · regent · dauphin · crowned · anoint
aristocracy
Rule by hereditary elite
viscount · baron · peerage · blueblood · patrician · gentry · landed · manor · estate · heraldry
charming
Pleasantly attractive in manner
enchanted · frog · Cinderella · happily ever after · ball · glass slipper · curse · spell · rescue · kiss
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
governance · authority · reign · decree · mandate · statecraft · jurisdiction · vassal · fief · domain
valor
Courage in danger
- gallantryCourage, especially in combat
- knighthoodHonorary title of nobility
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
quest · tournament · squire · jousting · lance · armor · steed · courtly · virtue · bravery
- fantasy/medievalknights, dragons, castles, swords, quests
- royaltyking, queen, kings, queens, crown
- authorityleaders, ruler, rulers, monarch, bosses
- eliteselites, plutocrats, oligarchs, aristocrats, blue bloods
- historical romanceVictorian romance, medieval romance, period drama, love stories, romantic plots
- malesmen, boys, guys, lads, dudes
- school principalChief administrator of school
- Prince CharmingIdealized romantic lead archetype
- vice principalSchool administrator's deputy
- crown princeMale successor to throne
- Nigerian prince scamEmail requesting money for fictional fortune
- fairy princessMagical royal with wings
prince, principal, princess, princely, princesses, principality, principalities, principalship, princedom