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der Fürst (-en)
   prince, ruler, lord
die Fürstin (-nen)
   princess, ruler

Er lebt wie ein Fürst.
He lives like a king. (..lives a lavish life.)

Related Words:
fürstlich princely; handsome, lavish
der Kurfürst prince-elector (of the Holy Roman Empire)
das Fürstenhaus royal house/dynasty
der Prinz prince*
*German makes a distinction between a ruling prince or lord (Fürst) and a titled prince (Prinz) who is not a ruler.

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