Crossword clues for infante
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Infante \In*fan"te\, n. [Sp. & Pg. See Infant.] A title given to every one of sons of the kings of Spain and Portugal, except the eldest or heir apparent.
Wiktionary
n. (context historical English) Any son of the king of Spain or Portugal, except the eldest or heir apparent.
Wikipedia
Infante (, ; f. infanta), also anglicised as Infant, is the title and rank given in the Iberian kingdoms of Spain (including the predecessor kingdoms of Aragon, Castile, Navarre and León), and Portugal, to the sons and daughters (infantas) of the king, sometimes with the exception of the heir apparent to the throne who usually bears a unique princely or ducal title. The wife of an infante was accorded the title of infanta if the marriage was dynastically approved (e.g. Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma), although since 1987 this is no longer automatically the case in Spain (e.g. Princess Anne d'Orléans). Husbands of born infantas did not obtain the title of infante through marriage (unlike most hereditary titles of Spanish nobility), although occasionally elevated to that title de gracia ("by grace") at the sovereign's command.
While the title belonged by right to all sons and daughters of a monarch (even when they ceased to be children of the reigning sovereign), it was also often accorded to sons-in-law and male-line grandchildren of the sovereign (e.g. Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria, Infante Pedro Carlos of Spain and Portugal), sometimes to other agnates of the ruling dynasty (e.g. Infante Enrique, Duke of Seville), and to female-line relatives of the monarch (e.g. Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain, Infante Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón).
Infante was a title and rank given in the Iberian kingdoms during the Middle Ages, and still given today in some forms.
Infante can also refer to:
- Alexis Infante (born 1961), Venezuelan baseball player (retired infielder)
- José Miguel Infante (1778–1844), Chilean politician
- Lindy Infante (1940–2015), American professional football coach
- Manuel Infante (1883–1958), Spanish composer
- Omar Infante (born 1981), Venezuelan baseball player (current infielder)
- Pedro Infante (1917–1957), Mexican singer and actor
- Guillermo Cabrera Infante (1929–2005), Cuban writer
Usage examples of "infante".
When he had gone, seeing that the affair might take a tragic turn, I began to examine with De la Haye how it could be avoided, but we had not long to puzzle our imagination, for in less than half an hour an officer of the Infante of Parma presented himself, and requested me to repair immediately to head-quarters, where M.
Dubois informed us that the gentleman was the intimate friend of the Infante Don Louis, and that, believing he knew madam, he had begged to be introduced.
Well, now, fancy, Don Philipo, our new duke, did all he could to remain serious, and when he could not manage it, he would hide his face in his hat so that people should not see that he was laughing, for it is said that laughter ought never to disturb the grave and stiff countenance of an Infante of Spain, and that he would be dishonoured in Madrid if he did not conceal his mirth.
He was a skilful engraver, and director of the Mint of Parma for the Infante, although that prince could not boast of such an institution.
Favourite of the Infante of Spain The happiness I was enjoying was too complete to last long.
One day he mentioned to us that the court of the Infante of Parma was very brilliant since the arrival of Madame de France, and that there were many foreigners of both sexes in the city.
And there before him was a most noble woman, hauing two fethered wings set vpon hir delicate and tender shoulders, houlding hir sonne an infante naked, which sate with his little hyppes vpon the large and goodly proportioned thighes of the faire goddesse his mother, and playing with hir, as she held him vp, and putting his feete vpon a stone, as it had beene a little hill, with a fornace in a hollow hole, wherin was an extreame whote burning fire.
Delphi starts on a Euromarket shopping spree squired by her old Infante, thereby doing her bit to stave off social collapse.
The patrons are probably going to ask about it when we announce that Morales was arrested for killing Infante.
Infante ever meeting with Morales up here, though I suspect he must have.
Infante was blackmailing Morales for something he had done on New Sumatra?
My guess is that Morales is some kind of contact man, and that Infante was a messenger.
I imagine Morales and Infante could have exchanged a few words in the casino or the reception foyer without being overheard.
Well, now, fancy, Don Philipo, our new duke, did all he could to remain serious, and when he could not manage it, he would hide his face in his hat so that people should not see that he was laughing, for it is said that laughter ought never to disturb the grave and stiff countenance of an Infante of Spain, and that he would be dishonoured in Madrid if he did not conceal his mirth.
Twenty-four years afterwards, I met her eldest son, then a distinguished officer in the service of the Infante of Parma.