infanta

[ in-fan-tuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

infanta

/ ɪnˈfæntə /

Origin of infanta¹

1595–1605; < Spanish or Portuguese; feminine of infante

Origin of infanta¹

C17: from Spanish or Portuguese, feminine of infante

Portions of the painting – the Infanta herself; her dog and dwarf – have suffered that fate, but the whole has mostly escaped it.

The Infanta Margaret had indeed, at the time of her marriage, renounced her rights to the kingdom of her forefathers.

And now that the Infanta is become our Queen, she is come to have a whole hen or goose to her table, which is not ordinary.

He alarmed King James with fantastic accounts of conspiracies for the Infanta's succession.

Then my Infanta and I will be thoroughly cosy together, and get some surprises ready for the others.

The young girl felt immensely flattered: the first portrait a duchess, the second an infanta, the third herself!

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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