infante

American  

[in-fan-tey] / ɪnˈfæn teɪ /

noun

• infantes
  plural

1. any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.

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infante British  

/ ɪnˈfæntɪ /

noun

1. (formerly) a son of a king of Spain or Portugal, esp one not heir to the throne

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• infantes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of infante

1545–55; < Spanish or Portuguese; see infant

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

infante infantes

It is of great antiquity, and compositions in it are still extant, as old as the time of the infante Don Manuel, at the close of the thirteenth century.

From The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 2 by William Hickling Prescott

And as it began to rain the infanta sent word to the king, asking him to permit Philippe to remain that night, and to sleep in the palace with her brother, the infante.

From The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc by Robert S. Rudder

He went in secret to the palace at Coimbra, where Inez and the infante resided, accompanied by his three familiars, and by others who agreed with them.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various

After the king had left, the dancing ended and the infante begged Philippe to stay there that night to sleep because most of the night was already past.

From The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc by Robert S. Rudder

This camp of your Majesty was much pleased at the news of the birth of the new infante.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03 of 55 1569-1576 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century by Emma Helen Blair

As the Maracaibo began to tow the Cloud to Turiamo Naval Base, nine Venezuelan infantes, or marines, parachuted onto the deck of the mystery ship.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

This domain derives its name from its having been once the patrimony of the infantes of Castile.

From The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 1 by William Hickling Prescott

Fighting still went on in the neighbourhood of Ceuta, but though the other princes, or infantes, took part, Fernando stayed in Portugal.

From The Red Book of Heroes by Arthur Wallis Mills

Kings, infantes, and peers indulged the trovador out of full purses, flattered him by imitating his art and his life, and even enrolled themselves in his brotherhood.

From Legends & Romances of Spain by Lewis Spence