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princely

[prins-lee]

adjective

princelier, princeliest 
  1. greatly liberal; lavish; magnificent.

    a princely entertainment.

  2. like or befitting a prince; magnificent.

    princely manners.

  3. of or relating to a prince; royal; noble.

    princely blood.

  4. that is a prince.

    his princely self.



princely

/ ˈɪԲɪ /

adjective

  1. generous or lavish

  2. of, belonging to, or characteristic of a prince

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. in a princely manner

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • princeliness noun
  • pseudoprincely adverb
  • unprincely adjective
  • ˈԳԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of princely1

First recorded in 1490–1500; prince + -ly
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Example Sentences

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The text becomes a straitjacket for a princely son who doesn’t seem accustomed to Shakespearean rigors.

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"The idea is completely infeasible, a dead end. For decades, Indian maps have shown the entire territory of the erstwhile princely state of Jammu and Kashmir as part of India," Sumantra Bose told the BBC.

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Most of the arrested men were employed by the Indore princely state, had applied for leave around the same time and were in Bombay at the time of the crime.

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No sniggering jokes now about princely flings and sulky princesses and body doubles.

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The princely total of four Six Nations games and three Six Nations starts to his credit and it's Darge, along with Finn Russell, who leads this team.

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