régunca, ['re:guŋka], n.
princess
usage:
Designates non-reigning female members of a ruling family. Tautisca has no equivalent to "prince" as ruler of a territory separate from réx "king".
etymology:
réx "king" plus "descendant" suffix -(u)nc-
attestation:
All stages
f V
related: réx,
réguncus
tags: noun,
society,
politics,
femalereverse terms: princess
réguni, ['re:guni], n.
queen, princess.
usage:
Always refers to a ruler or a ruler's wife, never to any other non-ruling member of a ruling house.
etymology:
PIE *H3reg'n.-yeH2-
attestation:
All stages
f V i
related: réx
tags: noun,
society,
politics,
femalereverse terms: princess,
queen