Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A young or little prince; a petty or inferior prince.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A petty prince; a princeling.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
petty prince ; aprinceling .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
prince + -kin
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word princekin.
Examples
-
Some two years ago it was my good fortune to rescue a little yellow-skinned princekin from the clutches of a very fine young tiger (my feet are on his hide at this present writing), who was carrying him off as a tit-bit for his supper.
-
'Hey, princekin,' he said, 'what news ha' you o 'the day?'
The Fifth Queen Crowned Ford Madox Ford 1906
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.