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princelet

noun

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  1. prince
  2. duke
  3. baron
  4. earl
  5. count
  6. baronet
  7. raja
  8. princeling
Noun
  • Fictional princes fill pop culture, from heroic leaders in science fiction empires to charming ones in modern takes on classic fairy tales.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 17 Sep. 2026
  • At the same summit, Iran’s president met the crown prince of Abu Dhabi.
    — Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of prince
Noun
  • Marshall detailed his own involvement in the skydiving event to celebrate his 100th birthday, and the duke was motivated to try it out himself.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026
  • That followed the 2020 decision by Harry and Meghan, the duke and duchess of Sussex, to step down from their roles as senior members of the royal family.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of duke
Noun
  • In 1921, an English baron worried that future wars would be fought by someone in an office pushing a button.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In that one, Klaus Kinski’s rubber baron attempted to drag a boat over a mountain.
    — Film Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of baron
Noun
  • Burnard and O’Shaughnessy point out that, whereas Britain regularly sent nobles to govern the Caribbean colonies—and dukes and earls to Ireland—the men appointed to administer the thirteen colonies more often lacked titles and were paid less.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • While this is partly because her father is an earl, the other part of her background honors the fact that her mother was a housemaid.
    — Patricia A. Matthew, Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of earl
Noun
  • Geiger-Müller and neutron detectors found no detectable gamma or X-ray emissions, while neutron counts remained statistically indistinguishable from background during about five days of monitoring.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • This makes Kansas one of the few states that bases the requirement on payroll dollars rather than employee count.
    — Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of count
Noun
  • Connie is married to a baronet, Clifford, who has been made impotent by a war wound, and Mellors is the gamekeeper on Clifford’s estate, Wragby.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • The baronet wanders around his castle numb on heroin, reeling from his spectacular flameout as CEO of Lumi and the recent loss of his seat in Parliament.
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2026
Definition of baronet
Noun
  • The crunchy encasing pairs perfectly with the melty cheese and various fillings inside, including cheese, tinga, potato and chorizo, and raja (strips of peppers and onions).
    — Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Only the wealthiest resided in the inner city, made up the raja’s court, and decided the fate of the kingdom’s people—yet never ventured outside the sixty-foot-tall iron gate to mingle or empathize.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Definition of raja
Noun
  • Tom Holland comes across as a vulnerable princeling without being petulant or drippy.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
  • With both Aegon and Aemond in the wind, that leaves the other princeling as a prospective blood heir to the Iron Throne — and the Greens already pulled one over on Rhaenyra once before.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026
Definition of princeling
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“Princelet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/princelet. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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