infante
noun
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
infantes
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pluralof infante.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
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
They bowe downe their owne bodies, and drawe in theyre owne strides after the measure of the infantes.
From The Education of Children by Richard Sherry
The apostle Paul worthily gaue this honor vnto the verse of Menãder, yt he wold recite it in his epistels: Euyl comunicaciõ, corrupteth good maners: but this is neuer truer thẽ in infantes.
From The Education of Children by Richard Sherry
With one or two exceptions, of little importance, he enjoyed all the privileges that belonged to the royal infantes.
From History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies by William Hickling Prescott
