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infante

infante

9.9
A title for a king's son in Spain or Portugal who is not the heir
  • noun
translation icon : infante
  • The announcement of the birth of the infante was celebrated throughout the kingdom.

Examples

  • The infante sat beside his parents during the royal ceremony.

  • The best are held in the Plaza Mayor: once, Mari even got to sit with the King and Queen and the infante (was it Baltasar Carlos or was he dead by then?).

    Fiction book (1993)

  • As the infante of Spain, he was raised with the expectation of supporting the future king.

Surface Forms

infante singular
infantes plural

Etymology

Infante comes from Spanish and Portuguese and from the Latin word infans meaning 'not speaking' and 'child'. In Spain and Portugal this word became a royal title for a king's son who is not the heir, so an infante is a prince but not next in line.