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Definition of Infante
1. n. A title given to every one of sons of the kings of Spain and Portugal, except the eldest or heir apparent.
Definition of Infante
1. a younger son of a Spanish or Portuguese monarch [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Infante
Literary usage of Infante
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"The Cardinal infante Ferdinand had been despatched by his brother Philip IV ...
Meanwhile the Cardinal infante, by a bold march southwards almost to the ..."
2. Publications by Lancashire Parish Register Society, Oneida historical society (1908)
"An infante of Henry Adlington & Jane p. 421 Richard s. to James Turner 9 September
... 11 An infante of Henrie Kelley . ..."
3. The Rise of the Spanish Empire in the Old World and in the New by Roger Bigelow Merriman (1918)
"... once more united the two realms; but whereas hitherto it had usually been the
Castilian infante who had wedded the Portuguese princess, now, ..."
4. The History of Portugal: From the Commencement of the Monarchy to the Reign by Edward McMurdo (1888)
"REIGN OF D. ALFONSO V. Acts of aggression against the infante D. Pedro—The
ex-R«gent retires from Court—Intervention of the infante D. Henrique—Fresh ..."
5. The History of Portugal: From the Commencement of the Monarchy to the Reign by Edward McMurdo (1888)
"... Queen Urraca, and the infante Alfonso Raymund — Attempts at aggrandisement —
Mutual treacheries—Influence of the Infanta D. Theresa, wife of Henry—Death ..."
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