princeling

[ prins-ling ]

/ ˈprɪns lɪŋ /

noun

a young prince.

a subordinate, minor, or insignificant prince.

Words nearby princeling

prince's-pine, prince, the, princedom, princedoms, princekin, princeling, princely, princeps, princess, princess flower, princess post

Origin of princeling

First recorded in 1610–20; prince + -ling¹

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Examples from the Web for princeling

Mr. Xi is a princeling, while Mr. Hu is a technocrat, although Mr. Xi has been successful at bridging the divide.
China: Xi Jinping Was Under Pressure Before Disappearance|The Telegraph|September 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
An Oxford student magazine article said the Chinese princeling had a “strained relationship with books.”
Neil Heywood & China’s Bo Xilai Scandal: Drinker, Sailor, Fixer, Spy?|Melinda Liu|March 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Given his parentage, Ai is considered a "princeling," a member of the political elite.
Ai Weiwei Comes Home|Melinda Liu, Isaac Stone Fish|June 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Now, this princeling on the gate knew when his own sex were guying and he knew the remedy.
The House of Fulfilment|George Madden Martin

But he gave no other sign that he was not some Rajput princeling's image carved out of the night.
Told in the East|Talbot Mundy
One could hardly walk a block without stumbling over a monarch or a commander-in-chief or a princeling.
Superwomen|Albert Payson Terhune
The princeling of a despoiled and humiliated kingdom was perhaps in no condition to provide the pay of these foreign mercenaries.
The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Kings|F. W. Farrar
A boy—a princeling—was with the prince, and he also was a radiant exhibition.
Following the Equator, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for princeling

princeling

/ (ˈprɪnslɪŋ) /

noun

Also called: princekin a young prince

Also called: princelet the ruler of an insignificant territory; petty or minor prince

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