infante
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of infante
1545–55; < Spanish or Portuguese; infant
Example Sentences
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Dos años más tarde, el infante de Marina retirado murió de un fallo cardíaco a los 50 años.
From Washington Times • Dec. 31, 2014
A heart-broken and indignant letter from Columbus to Do�a Juana de Torres, formerly nurse of the infante Don Juan, arrived at court before the despatch of Bobadilla.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
Cold bathing in water which is hard is a mistake, especially in bathing of infante.
From Reform Cookery Book (4th edition) Up-To-Date Health Cookery for the Twentieth Century. by Mill, Mrs. (Jean Oliver)
And as it began to rain the infanta sent word to the king, asking him to permit Philippe to remain that night, and to sleep in the palace with her brother, the infante.
From The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc by Rudder, Robert S.
A daughter of the Campeador married an infante of Navarre, whose granddaughter married Sancho III of Castile.
From Heroic Spain by O'Reilly, Elizabeth Boyle
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