King
King noun - A person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field.
Princeling and king are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Princeling" instead a noun "King".
Princeling
Princeling noun - A petty or insignificant prince who rules some unimportant principality.
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Princeling Rivalry: When a king passes on, the new king's brothers usually inherit some sort of claim of their own on the throne, guaranteeing there will be strife if the eldest isn't really cut out for the job.
Source: Video Game / Crusader Kings -
Wise, compassionate, and devoted to her faith, Caroline turned down the Catholic King of Spain (and Holy Roman Emperor) to marry George, then merely a minor Protestant German princeling.
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Princeling Rivalry: To be fair, it must be irritating to see your twin brother get to be King of France while you are spirited off to the countryside to do nothing.
Source: Film / The Iron Mask
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