princelet

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Noun
  • For The Ugly Stepsister’s third act, where the prince is looking for Cinderella post-ball, Elvira goes to extreme measures to make her feet fit the slipper.
    Simon Thompson, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The recent document dump exposed the depth of ties between Mountbatten-Windsor and Epstein, revealing more unsavory details that have jolted the royal family, including an allegation that the former prince sent trade reports to Epstein in 2010.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Poor Gamay started out with a bad rap because in the 14th century it was thought that wines made from Gamay grapes infected people with serious diseases and in 1395 Philip II duke of Burgundy decreed that all Gamay vines should be destroyed.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026
  • And who doesn’t relish the gothic details of an ancient manor and grumpy yet uniquely attractive duke that owns it?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • And, lately, the country’s ultrarich have been behaving like modern-day land barons, quietly assembling empires measured not just in acres but in square miles and state sizes.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Regardless of your Billy Bob Thornton oil-baron dreams, one lucky person could win 100 acres worth of mineral rights in South Texas — for less than the price of a six-pack of Thornton’s character’s beloved Michelob Ultras.
    Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In the book, Benedict falls for Sophie Beckett, the daughter of an earl who’s been hidden away from the Ton and forced to work as a housemaid by her spiteful stepmother.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
  • With James' support, George became an earl, a marquess and ultimately a duke (a rarity for nonroyals).
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • Zelensky reminded the audience that every Ukrainian power plant had been hit, and that every kilometer Russia seized cost them 156 lives, by Ukraine’s count.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Radtke took a plea deal, agreeing to plead guilty to three misdemeanor counts of theft of government property.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The iconic museum attracts many thanks to its various exhibits and extensive art collection of roughly 9,000 objects belonging to Sir William Holbourne, the fifth baronet of Menstrie.
    Kayla Keegan, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
  • And with Crimson Peak, del Toro swings for the fences, with big gestures from English baronet Sir Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleson) to prove his love for American heiress Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska), a big decaying mansion, and big ghost energy.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • This was the beginning of her lifelong love affair with horses, which led her to work as a groom for an Indian raja, or prince, to excel as a competitive horsewoman and to teach innumerable students the joy of riding.
    Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Feb. 2018
Noun
  • And as my colleague Alison Willmore wrote in her review, Dune: Part Two is really Zendaya’s movie, since Chani’s reactions to Paul’s arc are so much more engrossing than anything the Atreides princeling gets up to.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Some princelings were profoundly disillusioned and decided on another life choice, which was to have fun and make money.
    Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Princelet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/princelet. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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