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[dunbaranne]

Derived from the Greek word for 'purple' which 14-letter term is given to a prince born after his father has succeeded to the throne?

[Quizmonster]

Porphyrogenite.

[dunbaranne]

Thank you for such a prompt reply - I have never heard this term before!

[pandabear]

By way of understanding this word comes from a poem by Edgar Allan Poe - The Haunted Palace and may even have been 'coined' by Mr Poe!

The word was derived from the following -
A Byzantine emperor's son born in the purple or porphyry room assigned to empresses, hence a prince born after his father's accession; a person born into the nobility.

[dunbaranne]

Thank you Pandabear for the background of the word.

[Quizmonster]

Actually, the word comes from the Greek 'porphyrogenitos' and Latin 'porphyrogenitus'. It was first recorded in English use in the early 1600s, so - whilst Poe certainly used it - it was on the go for quite a time before he ever set pen to paper!