Meaning & use
infanta
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A daughter of the king of Spain or Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
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The painting depicted a young infanta in an elaborate silk gown.
Historians study the letters written by the infanta during her father's reign.
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The male equivalent title is 'infante'; both terms come from Spanish and Portuguese royal tradition and are used mainly in historical or art-historical writing.
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