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- single word requests - What is the Prince Princess equivalent for . . .
Note that Prince Princess historically did not mean the child of a king; and also that most emperors were not hereditary (e g Holy Roman Empire) Is there someone in particular you want to refer to? Are you looking for a word for the eldest son of a hereditary emperor, or the person appointed to succeed a non-hereditary emperor, a candidate
- When did prince princess come to mean royal heir?
The words prince and princess come to English from Old French and ultimately from Latin's "princeps" However, in both Latin and Old French, as well as historical Italian, "prince" refers to the ruler of a country or province (e g Machiavelli's The Prince) Often Prince was historically used as a catch-all term to cover sovereign kings, dukes
- Verbally differentiating between princes and princess
However, whenever I pronounce the latter, it always sounds like "The Princess Street" This might be a bit of a stretch, but is there a way to pronounce this while avoiding confusion? I often end up clarifying it afterwards by using "Street of the Prince", but it sounds weird in my humble opinion And doing it every time gets old
- single word requests - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Examples of princesses regnant have included Constance of Antioch, princess regnant of Antioch in the 12th century As the President of France, an office for which women are eligible, is ex-officio co-Prince of Andorra, Andorra could theoretically be ruled by a co-Princess Wikipedia page for "princess"
- What is the name of this type of word: Mr. , Ms. , Dr. ?
@Marcin: Perhaps I am I know that there are times when "Mister" is either a portion of a style or a complete style, but in that case it is associated with some position (e g certain clergy positions, or some official government positions in the United states such as "Mr President", "Madam Speaker", etc), while the generic honorific we tend to say during conversation to anyone would not thus
- Should I use the queen or the Queen? [duplicate]
I know to capitalize a title when used with the name, i e Prince John, and not if it is general - "any prince will do " But if Queen Eleanor has been identified and I write as "the queen" in the s
- expressions - Usage of the more you squeeze, the more sand disappears . . .
Governor Tarkin: Princess Leia, before your execution, I'd like you to join me for a ceremony that will make this battle station operational No star system will dare oppose the Emperor now Princess Leia: The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers (from *Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope*)
- Origin of milady - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, milady emerged in 1778 that partially came from French: Partly < French milady , title used when addressing or speaking of an English lady of high rank (1727 in Voltaire; 1754 as milédi ) < English my lady (see lady n 3a), and partly representing a colloquial pronunciation of my lady (see above)
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