Feminine

vorstin

Meaning

  1. (feminine) sovereigness, monarchess, queen (female reigning monarch)
  2. (feminine) a princess, the daughter of a king, elector (in the Holy Roman Empire), emperor, or the wife or daughter of certain princes
  3. (feminine) a princess, the female reigning monarch of a principality
  4. (feminine) a female potentate, such as certain especially mediaeval duchesses

Frequency

35k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vɔrˈstɪn/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch vorstinne. Equivalent to vorst + -in.

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