I. ˈhōənˌz]älə(r)n, -ōən(t)ˌs], ]ȯl-, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
: of or relating to a German princely family founded about the 11th century that furnished kings of Prussia from 1701-1918 and German emperors from 1871-1918
II. noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
: a member of the Hohenzollern family ; especially : a Hohenzollern sovereign