princeling
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9.3
- noun
- /ˈprɪnslɪŋ/
:
príncipe
- Add that to the rise of the "princelings," who are bound to be mostly incompetent.
Examples
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The princeling was given little authority, despite his royal lineage, and relied on his elders for guidance.
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"When I was a very young princeling, there were difficult times in Appledura.
Fiction book (1990) -
A rumor has reached my ears that a Gondorian princeling... has made an offer for your daughter's hand.
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China's future leader, Xi Jinping, is a princeling.
Blog text (8) -
Wagner and his colleagues in Saxony had outgrown the traditional subservience to the petty princelings and nobility, whom they despised.
Academic text (1991) -
The Hessians were the most unhappy and most demoralized soldiers ever pressed into service, having been sold by the corrupt and spendthrift princelings who ruled their active lands.
Academic text (1992) -
With that said, it is a somewhat understandable failing for an immature princeling to feel threatened by an upstart commoner who has completely eclipsed his power and relevance as an independent actor.
Blog text (9) -
As a young princeling, he was often overshadowed by the more powerful lords of the kingdom.
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Although he was just a princeling, he dreamt of becoming a great ruler one day.
Synonyms
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9.9
A young noble with little real power who people mock
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Princeling comes from prince plus the small-ending -ling, which means 'little' or 'young', like in duckling. So a princeling is literally a 'small' or less important prince, a young or minor ruler.