single word requests - What is the Prince/Princess equivalent for ...
Apr 5, 2023 · If a prince becomes a king, and a princess becomes a queen, what is the term for someone who becomes an emperor/empress? The title of the heir to a throne is Prince/Princess.
When did prince/princess come to mean "royal heir"?
Oct 18, 2022 · 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 …
Word for changing or shortening or abbreviating a given name
Nov 7, 2015 · I came to this website when I was looking for a particular word - but did not use a thesaurus because I could not think of a good synonym. Instead I searched for Word for …
What is the short form for 'little' ? Is it li'l or lil'?
Sep 2, 2014 · The form lil is used, but the most common variant seems to be lil' (capitalized when it is a name). Wikipedia "Lil" is a kind of prefix and is the short form of "little". It is often spelled …
Is this correct usage of "designate" as an adjective?
May 24, 2016 · As [Wikipedia] () says, a postpositive or postnominal adjective is an attributive adjective that is placed after the noun or pronoun that it modifies. Subcategory Names of …
"Free of" vs. "Free from" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Apr 15, 2017 · I checked Garner's Modern American Usage; although BG doesn't address free of vs. free from, he writes that the distinction between freedom of and freedom from is that the …
What is the equivalent term for 'mutiny' in a monarchy?
Oct 4, 2017 · I am looking for a word that would mean to oppose or overthrow the ruler in a monarch (the king or queen) led by another member of the high ranking officials. I considered …
Capitalization of "Gothic" as a genre descriptor
Apr 27, 2020 · In the context of genres such as Gothic literature and Gothic music should "Gothic" be capitalized? Although names of genres are generally not capitalized, these happen to …
poetry - Does this translation of Pushkin follow the accepted ...
Dec 30, 2024 · I am trying to translate Pushkin. This is an excerpt from his "Tale about a dead princess and seven knights", which is itself a variation of the Grimm brothers' fairy …
Possessive when using a title - English Language & Usage Stack …
Jan 11, 2019 · The British convention is that women who are former holders of titles who no longer hold them, e.g. because they are widows, divorced, etc are known as FirstName …