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PRINCE, n. Also prence (Abd. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xlix.). Sc. form and usages in combs. and phrs.: 1. Prince Charlie's flower, the wild convolvulus, Calystegia soldanella, reputed to be found only on the Hebridean island of Eriskay. See quot. and cf. 5. below; 2. Prince Charlie('s) rose, the garden rose, Rosa alba maxima (Highl. 1953 B.B.C. Broadcast (21 June); Abd., Per., Rxb. 1966), the “little white rose of Scotland” symbolising the Stewart cause; 3. Prince of Scotland, the title given to the eldest son of the King of Scots before the Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland in 1603 (Sc. 1946 A. D. Gibb Legal Terms 68). The title is now used only in connection with the lands of the Principality, q.v.; 4. Prince's feathers, the common self-heal, Prunella vulgaris (Bwk. 1853 G. Johnston Botany E. Borders 164; Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.). Also in Eng. dial.; 5. Prince's flower, = 1. above; 6. Princes Street, the principal street in Edinburgh. Applied jocularly to an over-refined and affected way of speech popularly attributed to the Edinburgh bourgeoisie. See also Dichty Water, Kelvinside, Morningside, Suppl., Pan, n.¹, 1. (13) (i), and Pink.1. Sc. 1964 Scots Mag. (Oct.):
Prince Charlie's Flower is a name given to Calystegia Soldanella. The story is that the Prince scattered the seeds on a little beach on Eriskay.2. Sc. 1896 Scots Mag. (Dec.) 26:
A little ragged boy, clasping in his grimy fists a bunch of Prince Charlie roses.Lnl. 1949 J. Drummond Behind Dark Shutters iii.:
The ploughmen with “Prince Charlie” roses stuck in their bonnets.3. Sc. 1754 Erskine Principles i. iv. § 8:
The appanage, or patrimony of the Prince of Scotland, has been long erected into a regality-jurisdiction, called the Principality. It is personal to the King's eldest son, upon whose death or succession it returns to the crown. The Prince has, or may have, his own chancery, from which his writs issue, and may have his own chamberlain and other officers for receiving and managing his revenue. The vassals of the Prince are intitled to elect, or to be elected members of Parliament for counties, equally with those who hold of the Crown.Sc. 1808 Jam. Dict. Dedication:
To His Royal Highness George, Prince of Wales, Prince and Steward of Scotland, Duke of Rothsay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew.Sc. 1868 Acts 31 & 32 Vict. c. 101 § 3:
The Word “Prince” shall extend to and include the Prince and Steward of Scotland and his Successors.Sc. 1925 Sc. Hist. Review XXII. 93:
The title of Prince of Scotland is in the same position as the title King of Scotland. The Princedom is not abolished any more than the Kingdom is abolished. But the titles of both are included in the larger titles of Prince and King of the United Kingdom.Sc. 1928 Encycl. Laws Scot. V. 323:
When there is a prince who is the eldest son of the sovereign, all charters in favour of the vassals of the principality run in his name, as Prince and Steward of Scotland.5. Sc. 1954 Scots Mag. (Jan.) 255:
It is on the verges of this same strand that one searches for that famous little convolvulus flower with the delicate distinguishing marks which set it apart as the “Prince's Flower,” which was once thought to be found only here of all places in Scotland.6. Sc. 1903 J. H. Millar Lit. Hist. Scot. 317:
A mincing and quasi-genteel lingo of their own (the sort of English known in some quarters as “Princes Street” or “Kelvinside”).