princox

[ prin-koks, pring- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Archaic.

Origin of princox¹

First recorded in 1530–40; origin uncertain

Princox, I would have you lie with me: I do not love to lie alone.

Precise and learned Princox, dost not thou go to Blackfriars?

Cotgrave renders "un jeune estourdeau superbe" by "a young princox boy."

Indeed, if they be well-laid, Princox, one cannot get them up again in haste.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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