princeletn.

Brit.

/ˈprɪnslᵻt/, U.S.

/ˈprɪnslət/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prince n., -let suffix.

Etymology: < prince n. + -let suffix. Compare earlier princeling n.

Frequently humorous or derogatory.

Originally: a petty prince, the ruler of a small principality; (now usually) a young or diminutive prince.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > sovereign ruler or monarch > other independent rulers > [noun] > ruler of principality > petty

princelet1673

princeling1796

1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 222 These Princelets were obliged to attend the Duke of Mantua's Court three months in the year.

1682 Heraclitus Ridens 20 June 1/2 The Princelet..employ'd his Emissaries to enjoyn all his Dependents to make their whole strength against the Lovers of the King and Government.

1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke II. xi. 152 German princelets might sell their country piecemeal to French or Russian.

1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 1st Ser. 325 Lessing..was librarian of one of those petty princelets who sold their subjects to be shot at in America.

1882 Athenæum 9 Dec. 767/2 Negotiations..with single Italian princelets like Sigismondo Malatesta.

1909 W. S. Churchill Let. 15 Sept. in W. S. Churchill & C. S. Churchill Speaking for Themselves (1999) ii. 30 We have had a banquet tonight at the Bavarian palace. A crowd of princes & princelets & the foreign officers of various countries.

1945 Amer. Hist. Rev. 51 115 It is the Habsburgs and minor princelets, and not the Hohenzollerns, who carry the ball.

1998 Independent on Sunday 15 Nov. (Culture section) 5/3 Stephen Dorff does a magnificently sleazy turn as a pint-sized vampire princelet.

2005 Guardian 26 Apr. ii. 7/1 [He] was once wrongly accused of introducing the princelet to drugs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	princelet
释义	princeletn. Brit. /ˈprɪnslᵻt/, U.S. /ˈprɪnslət/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prince n., -let suffix. Etymology: < prince n. + -let suffix. Compare earlier princeling n. Frequently humorous or derogatory. Originally: a petty prince, the ruler of a small principality; (now usually) a young or diminutive prince. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > sovereign ruler or monarch > other independent rulers > [noun] > ruler of principality > petty princelet1673 princeling1796 1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 222 These Princelets were obliged to attend the Duke of Mantua's Court three months in the year. 1682 Heraclitus Ridens 20 June 1/2 The Princelet..employ'd his Emissaries to enjoyn all his Dependents to make their whole strength against the Lovers of the King and Government. 1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke II. xi. 152 German princelets might sell their country piecemeal to French or Russian. 1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 1st Ser. 325 Lessing..was librarian of one of those petty princelets who sold their subjects to be shot at in America. 1882 Athenæum 9 Dec. 767/2 Negotiations..with single Italian princelets like Sigismondo Malatesta. 1909 W. S. Churchill Let. 15 Sept. in W. S. Churchill & C. S. Churchill Speaking for Themselves (1999) ii. 30 We have had a banquet tonight at the Bavarian palace. A crowd of princes & princelets & the foreign officers of various countries. 1945 Amer. Hist. Rev. 51 115 It is the Habsburgs and minor princelets, and not the Hohenzollerns, who carry the ball. 1998 Independent on Sunday 15 Nov. (Culture section) 5/3 Stephen Dorff does a magnificently sleazy turn as a pint-sized vampire princelet. 2005 Guardian 26 Apr. ii. 7/1 [He] was once wrongly accused of introducing the princelet to drugs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1673
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