infanta
Americannoun
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a daughter of a king of Spain or (formerly) Portugal
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(formerly) the wife of an infante
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Etymology
Origin of infanta
1595–1605; < Spanish or Portuguese; feminine of infante
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The Golden Compass, the 2007 film adaptation of the trilogy’s first book, could not, and was as burdened and immobilized by its special effects as a Spanish infanta in her brocade, farthingale, and jewels.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2019
He was sure this was no Van Dyck, but the famous “lost Velázquez” painted while the English prince was in Spain courting the infanta.
From Economist ● Jan. 21, 2016
He would create a new political alliance between France and Spain by having the Spanish infanta, Mariana Victoria, marry Louis XV.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 7, 2015
The collection had a darkly Spanish flare, with models shrouded beneath black mantillas or stiff silvery silk infanta jackets that blended into their beautiful gowns, making them into dark smudges along the catwalk.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2012
Struck by the similarity between her hostess’s name and the name of the hotel in which she was staying, the infanta made inquiries.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Drummer boys, Spanish infantas and stilt walkers all march inexorably onward like a feverish apparition.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2022
And it’s true of “Princess’ Dance,” in which one of Velázquez’s Habsburg infantas is accompanied by the ominous shadow of a male figure, arm outstretched.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2011
More than eight feet high and over a ton each, the “Reina Mariana” sculptures depict infantas inspired by Velázquez’s portraits of Spanish royalty.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2010
The chilly crypts also contain the tombs of the infantes and infantas, their white marble coffins stacked in circles like the layers of a wedding cake.
From Time Magazine Archive
The younger brother, Alessandro, after bearing arms in the Portuguese war, was subsequently employed in the instruction of the infantas, finally embraced the ecclesiastical state, and died bishop of St. Domingo, in 1525.
From The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 2 by William Hickling Prescott
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