infante
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of infante
1545–55; < Spanish or Portuguese; see infant
Example Sentences
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Dos años más tarde, el infante de Marina retirado murió de un fallo cardíaco a los 50 años.
From Washington Times • Dec. 31, 2014
On the 27th of October of this year he was deprived of his rights as infante by a royal decree, confirmed by the Cortes on the 15th of January 1837.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
After refusing several crowned heads in marriage, Costan�a was at last persuaded to accept the hand of the infante Dom Pedro, son of Alphonso the Proud, king of Portugal.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various
Chiüdi i lümi, o mio tesor, Dolce amor, Di quest’ alma, almo Signor; Fa la nanna, o regio infante, Sopra il fien, Caro ben, celeste amante.
From Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan by Miles, Clement A.
A daughter of the Campeador married an infante of Navarre, whose granddaughter married Sancho III of Castile.
From Heroic Spain by O'Reilly, Elizabeth Boyle
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