Old Portuguese

Noun

infançon m ‎(plural infanções)

1. a noble ranked below a ricome and above a cavaleiro
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 55 (facsimile):

     ⁊ cuidaron que fill era dinfançon ou dinfançõa

     and they thought that he might be the son of an infançon or of an infançon’s wife

Coordinate terms

• infançõa
• (Portuguese fidalgo ranks) fidalgo; ricome, infançon, cavaleiro, escudeiro