infanta en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈfantə/ (UK)
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish infanta, Portuguese infanta, feminine of infante.
Meanings
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The daughter of a king in Spain or Portugal.
It was a dispatch intended specifically to communicate a sense of closure to the Spanish monarchs, to show that England possessed a dynasty fit for an infanta of Spain.
2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 2012, page 40:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| infantas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (6)
pl infantka (Spanish daughter of a king) · es infanta (Spanish daughter of a king) · it infante (Spanish daughter of a king) · sk infantka (Spanish daughter of a king) · km អ្នកអង្គម្ចាស់ (Spanish daughter of a king) · pt infanta (Spanish daughter of a king)