kroonprins

Dutch

Etymology

kroon (“crown”) +‎ prins (“prince”)

Pronunciation

  • kroonprins(file)
  • Hyphenation: kroon‧prins

Noun

kroonprins m (plural kroonprinsen, diminutive kroonprinsje n)

  1. (literally) A crown prince, the prince of the blood expected to succeed to a monarch's crown
  2. (figuratively) Any heir apparent, the likely successor to a commoner's position, an estate etc.
    Zoals in het Frans wordt een niet-koninklijk vermoedelijk opvolger 'dauphin' wel genoemd, naar de titel verbonden aan de promogenituur gedragen door de Franse koninklijke kroonprinsen
    As in French, a non-royal heir-apparent may be called 'dauphin' (dolphin), after the title of the primogeniture born by the French royal crown princes

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • kroonprinselijk
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