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princeling

prince·ling
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [prins-ling]
    • /ˈprɪns lɪŋ/
    • /ˈprɪn.sl̩ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prins-ling]
    • /ˈprɪns lɪŋ/

Definitions of princeling word

  • noun princeling a young prince. 1
  • noun princeling a subordinate, minor, or insignificant prince. 1
  • noun princeling a young prince 0
  • noun princeling the ruler of an insignificant territory; petty or minor prince 0
  • noun princeling a young, small, or subordinate prince 0

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Origin of princeling

First appearance:

before 1610
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20; prince + -ling1

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Parts of speech for Princeling

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

princeling popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

princeling usage trend in Literature

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