释义
[ prins -ling ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈprɪns lɪŋ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun a young prince.
a subordinate, minor, or insignificant prince.
Origin of princeling First recorded in 1610–20; prince + -ling1
Words nearby princeling princedoms, Prince Edward Island, Prince Edward Islander, Prince George, princekin, princeling , princely, Prince of Darkness, Prince of Peace, Prince of Wales, Prince of Wales Island
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Example sentences from the Web for princeling Mr. Xi is a princeling , while Mr. Hu is a technocrat, although Mr. Xi has been successful at bridging the divide.
China: Xi Jinping Was Under Pressure Before Disappearance | The Telegraph| September 15, 2012| DAILY BEAST
An Oxford student magazine article said the Chinese princeling had a “strained relationship with books.”
Neil Heywood & China’s Bo Xilai Scandal: Drinker, Sailor, Fixer, Spy? | Melinda Liu| March 30, 2012| DAILY BEAST
Given his parentage, Ai is considered a "princeling ," a member of the political elite.
Ai Weiwei Comes Home | Melinda Liu, Isaac Stone Fish| June 23, 2011| DAILY BEAST
Now, this princeling on the gate knew when his own sex were guying and he knew the remedy.
The House of Fulfilment | George Madden Martin
But he gave no other sign that he was not some Rajput princeling 's image carved out of the night.
Told in the East | Talbot Mundy
One could hardly walk a block without stumbling over a monarch or a commander-in-chief or a princeling .
Superwomen | Albert Payson Terhune
The princeling of a despoiled and humiliated kingdom was perhaps in no condition to provide the pay of these foreign mercenaries.
The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Kings | F. W. Farrar
A boy—a princeling —was with the prince, and he also was a radiant exhibition.
Following the Equator, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
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British Dictionary definitions for princeling noun Also called: princekin a young prince
Also called: princelet the ruler of an insignificant territory; petty or minor prince
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