infante
Meanings
noun
- Any son of the king of Spain or Portugal, sometimes except the eldest or heir apparent.
name
- A surname from Spanish.
Word forms
Etymology
From Spanish infante and Portuguese infante, both from Latin īnfāntem (“child”). Doublet of infant. Cognate with infantry.
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