Princeling

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A minor or less important prince.

    "Spices reached Europe after being carried over the Asiatic caravan routes by the Radanite merchants, to be re-distributed among traders and apothecaries, pilgrims and princelings."

  2. 2
    a young prince wordnet
  3. 3
    A descendant of some prominent and influential senior communist official in the People's Republic of China. derogatory
  4. 4
    a petty or insignificant prince who rules some unimportant principality wordnet

Synonyms

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emirheir apparentkhankingprincesheikh

Example

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"Spices reached Europe after being carried over the Asiatic caravan routes by the Radanite merchants, to be re-distributed among traders and apothecaries, pilgrims and princelings."

Etymology

From prince + -ling.

Related phrases

people's republic of china

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