princelingn.

Brit.

/ˈprɪnslɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈprɪnslɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prince n., -ling suffix¹.

Etymology: < prince n. + -ling suffix¹. Compare princekin n., princelet n.In sense 3b after Chinese tàizǐ crown prince.

1. A little or young prince.

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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > sovereign ruler or monarch > [noun] > little or young

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princekin1855

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > royalty > [noun] > royal person(s) > prince > young prince

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a1618 J. Sylvester tr. J. Bertaut Parl. Vertues Royall in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Divine Weekes & Workes (1621) 849 To see our Princeling with a name indewed.

1745 E. Young Refl. Public Situation Kingdom 161 Shall a pope-bred princeling crawl ashore, Replete with venom?

1759 W. Hawkins Cymbeline i. 19 No court, no father now..nor no more Of that harsh, sullen, haughty, princeling Cloten.

1854 J. S. Bigg Night & Soul iii. 53 A young princeling from the grand state-bed, Where his white limbs have been enswathed all night In gold and velvets.

1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden I. 367 No new born princeling ever came into the world at so ill-omened a period for royalty.

1887 E. Arnold Lotus & Jewel 187 She had grown to love that Princeling even more than the child on her knee.

1948 S. J. Perelman Westward Ha! vi. 80 One of the more touching items is a full-size wheelbarrow and spade of ivory, mother-of-pearl, and ebony made for some vanished princeling.

1991 Life Nov. 114 Penn's sitters have all the self-possession of the princelings who stare out from a Bronzino.

2. A petty prince; the ruler of a small or insignificant principality.Usually derogatory.

ΘΚΠ

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

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1796 S. T. Coleridge Relig. Musings in Poems Var. Subj. 152 Leagued with these Each petty German Princeling, nurs'd in gore!

1805 R. Southey Life & Corr. (1851) 193/2 The miserable politics of Italian princelings.

1874 F. W. Farrar Life Christ II. lx. 372 Herod Antipas..this petty princeling drowned in debauchery and blood.

1876 J. R. Green Stray Stud. Eng. & Italy 64 His army reminds one of the famous war establishment of the older German princelings.

1941 W. J. Cash Mind of South i. i. 3 Some wealthy bourgeois, smarting under the snubs of a haughty aristocracy and fancying himself in the role of a princeling in the wilderness.

1992 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Nov. 78/2 It's true that there are distressing symptoms such as ceremonial presidents, overstuffed First Families,..and sweet deals with princelings from Riyadh to Brunei.

a. Originally U.S. A person likened to a princeling in behaviour, status, wealth, or political position.

ΚΠ

1904 N.Y. Times 20 Mar. f3/1 There is no king in the stock market at present, although there is gossip about ambitious princelings.

1939 T. Wolfe Web & Rock vi. xxxix. 586 Must he..endure with flaming face the amused, distasteful glances of young princelings of the Harvard Club?

1945 Berkshire County Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 2 May 9/1 Nazi princelings have fallen gradually by the wayside... One by one the heirs presumptive to Hitler's bloody mantle have faded from the German scene.

1980 Newsweek (Nexis) 25 Aug. 24 Surrounded on the podium by the party's princelings.

2002 Time 30 Dec. 90/1 The President..[is] an impressionable and inexperienced princeling caught between his powerful counselors... Powell and... Cheney.

b. In communist China: a child (or occasionally other relative) of a high-ranking official, esp. one who can therefore expect political preferment or succession.

ΚΠ

1992 Economist 29 Feb. 62/1 The upper reaches of the party and government are thick with ‘princelings’, the middle-aged children of the Communist founding-fathers.

1996 China Q. June 330 Another group beholden to guanxi for its members' promotions is the so-called princeling faction. Though princelings..are active in business, Party and government spheres..they are also well represented in the military.

2000 Far Eastern Econ. Rev. 3 Feb. 14/2 China's princelings—the children of the top leaders—are venturing into the open again, and this time their sights are set on the New Economy.

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

单词	princeling
释义	princelingn. Brit. /ˈprɪnslɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈprɪnslɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prince n., -ling suffix¹. Etymology: < prince n. + -ling suffix¹. Compare princekin n., princelet n.In sense 3b after Chinese tàizǐ crown prince. 1. A little or young prince. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > sovereign ruler or monarch > [noun] > little or young princelinga1618 princekin1855 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > royalty > [noun] > royal person(s) > prince > young prince princelinga1618 princekin1855 a1618 J. Sylvester tr. J. Bertaut Parl. Vertues Royall in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Divine Weekes & Workes (1621) 849 To see our Princeling with a name indewed. 1745 E. Young Refl. Public Situation Kingdom 161 Shall a pope-bred princeling crawl ashore, Replete with venom? 1759 W. Hawkins Cymbeline i. 19 No court, no father now..nor no more Of that harsh, sullen, haughty, princeling Cloten. 1854 J. S. Bigg Night & Soul iii. 53 A young princeling from the grand state-bed, Where his white limbs have been enswathed all night In gold and velvets. 1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden I. 367 No new born princeling ever came into the world at so ill-omened a period for royalty. 1887 E. Arnold Lotus & Jewel 187 She had grown to love that Princeling even more than the child on her knee. 1948 S. J. Perelman Westward Ha! vi. 80 One of the more touching items is a full-size wheelbarrow and spade of ivory, mother-of-pearl, and ebony made for some vanished princeling. 1991 Life Nov. 114 Penn's sitters have all the self-possession of the princelings who stare out from a Bronzino. 2. A petty prince; the ruler of a small or insignificant principality.Usually derogatory. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > sovereign ruler or monarch > other independent rulers > [noun] > ruler of principality > petty princelet1673 princeling1796 1796 S. T. Coleridge Relig. Musings in Poems Var. Subj. 152 Leagued with these Each petty German Princeling, nurs'd in gore! 1805 R. Southey Life & Corr. (1851) 193/2 The miserable politics of Italian princelings. 1874 F. W. Farrar Life Christ II. lx. 372 Herod Antipas..this petty princeling drowned in debauchery and blood. 1876 J. R. Green Stray Stud. Eng. & Italy 64 His army reminds one of the famous war establishment of the older German princelings. 1941 W. J. Cash Mind of South i. i. 3 Some wealthy bourgeois, smarting under the snubs of a haughty aristocracy and fancying himself in the role of a princeling in the wilderness. 1992 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Nov. 78/2 It's true that there are distressing symptoms such as ceremonial presidents, overstuffed First Families,..and sweet deals with princelings from Riyadh to Brunei. 3. a. Originally U.S. A person likened to a princeling in behaviour, status, wealth, or political position. ΚΠ 1904 N.Y. Times 20 Mar. f3/1 There is no king in the stock market at present, although there is gossip about ambitious princelings. 1939 T. Wolfe Web & Rock vi. xxxix. 586 Must he..endure with flaming face the amused, distasteful glances of young princelings of the Harvard Club? 1945 Berkshire County Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 2 May 9/1 Nazi princelings have fallen gradually by the wayside... One by one the heirs presumptive to Hitler's bloody mantle have faded from the German scene. 1980 Newsweek (Nexis) 25 Aug. 24 Surrounded on the podium by the party's princelings. 2002 Time 30 Dec. 90/1 The President..[is] an impressionable and inexperienced princeling caught between his powerful counselors... Powell and... Cheney. b. In communist China: a child (or occasionally other relative) of a high-ranking official, esp. one who can therefore expect political preferment or succession. ΚΠ 1992 Economist 29 Feb. 62/1 The upper reaches of the party and government are thick with ‘princelings’, the middle-aged children of the Communist founding-fathers. 1996 China Q. June 330 Another group beholden to guanxi for its members' promotions is the so-called princeling faction. Though princelings..are active in business, Party and government spheres..they are also well represented in the military. 2000 Far Eastern Econ. Rev. 3 Feb. 14/2 China's princelings—the children of the top leaders—are venturing into the open again, and this time their sights are set on the New Economy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1618
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