princep

See also: príncep

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• primçep (alternative spelling)
• princeb

Etymology

From Latin prīnceps (“leader, chief”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾint͡sep/

Noun

princep m (plural princeps or principes)

1. captain, commander
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 61v:

     Dixo el prĩcep nabuzardan aieremias He agora yo te traẏo de la p̃ſon. Sit plad uenir conuſco ababilonia : anda fertemos bien. eſi nõ quiſieres uenir reman aq̃. eninguno nont fara peſar. e ue o q̃eres.

     And Nabuzardan the captain said to Jeremiah, “Now, look, I have released you from prison. If you want to come with me to Babylon, come, we will do you well. And should you not want to come, remain here, and no one will do you harm, so go wherever you want”.

2. ruler, prince
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 7r:

     […] e fizol obedecer. por toda tierra de egipto. ⁊ puſol nõbre a ioſep. Çaphyr panela. ⁊ diol por mugier. Adacenar fija de furtifar prĩcep de don.

     […] And he made him be obeyed in all the land of Egypt. And he gave Joseph the name Zaphnath-Paaneah, and he gave him as a wife Asenath, daughter of Potiphar, prince of On.

Related terms

• primo
• primogenito