princessling

English

Etymology

From princess +‎ -ling.

Noun

princessling (plural princesslings)

(uncommon) A minor or unimportant princess.
- 1883, Matilda Betham-Edwards, chapter IV, in "Disarmed!", John W. Lovell Company, page 18:
  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.
- 1921, Marjorie Latta Barstow Greenbie, “Old Love and Modern Comedy” (chapter XLV), in In the Eyes of the East, Dodd, Mead & Co., page 365:
  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.
- 1937 April, Dennis Geoffrey, “Abdication”, in Coronation Commentary, William Heinemann Ltd, page 266:
  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.
- 1952, Evelyn Jordan, “Marine”, in The Nature of the Beast, Peter Davies, section 3, page 43:
  “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. […] ”
- 2013, Jill Richardson, “The Young and the Restless Eowyn” (chapter 15), in Hobbits, You, and the Spiritual World of Middle-Earth, Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas, page 71:
  Eowyn, Princess of Rohan, has dreamt of nothing but battle, heroism, and glory since she was a little princessling.