princeling

[ prins-ling ]

noun

1. a young prince.
2. a subordinate, minor, or insignificant prince.

princeling

/ ˈprɪnslɪŋ /

noun

1. Also calledprincekin a young prince
2. Also calledprincelet the ruler of an insignificant territory; petty or minor prince

Word History and Origins

Origin of princeling¹

First recorded in 1610–20; prince + -ling ¹

Example Sentences

Once a pampered princeling, Yarvi cannot single-handedly succeed (literally or figuratively) and so must become a leader.

From The Daily Beast

A born-to-the-political-manor princeling has thrown up a white flag—and the worst may be yet to come.

From The Daily Beast

Mr. Xi is a princeling, while Mr. Hu is a technocrat, although Mr. Xi has been successful at bridging the divide.

From The Daily Beast

But after he got to Oxford, the young princeling reportedly went off the rails.

From The Daily Beast

An Oxford student magazine article said the Chinese princeling had a “strained relationship with books.”

From The Daily Beast

He was a little German princeling, with a pretty moustache, and rounded hips.

From Project Gutenberg

There was very little semblance of order; a rajah preceded a princeling, and so on down.

From Project Gutenberg

This last-born princeling soon learned how to float on his back, with his round little head just showing above the kelp.

From Project Gutenberg

Your young count or princeling can live like a pig until matrimony crops up.

From Project Gutenberg

Think of what every fathead princeling and beer-swilling ritter from here to Basel would say!

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