Meaning of princessling | Babel Free

Definitions

A minor or unimportant princess.

uncommon

Examples

“The day dawned, and Miss Hermitage woke up like some cradled princessling, sure of being dawdled and prattled to and showed the pretties till bed-time should come round again.”

“She had been no idle pampered lady, for she had insisted on going with her prince on all his military expeditions, and almost every year she had given him a little princeling or princessling, as sign and symbol of the love that was between them.”

“He found arguments that impressed him. Better blood than some ugly German princessling. Better than a political match, with continental complications. Better for Anglo-American relations. Better to marry for love.”

““What did you say she was?” Liavrec asked, slightly puzzled. “A princess,’’ said Jacques, enjoying it. “Oh, pas d’histoires,” said Liavrec impatiently. “Mais je t’assure . . . to be quite accurate, a princessling. As you very well know, Pierre, there are a lot of little princes in France.[…]””

“Eowyn, Princess of Rohan, has dreamt of nothing but battle, heroism, and glory since she was a little princessling.”

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