# infante

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #64,443

## Definitions
1. Any son of the king of Spain or Portugal, sometimes except the eldest or heir apparent.

## Etymology
From Spanish infante and Portuguese infante, both from Latin īnfāntem (“child”). Doublet of infant. Cognate with infantry.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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