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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

/ ˈ±è°ùɪ²Ô²õ±ôɪ /

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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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±è°ù¾±²Ô³¦±ð±ô¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è°ù¾±²Ô³¦±ðl¾±Â·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ±è²õ±ð³Üd´Ç·±è°ù¾±²Ô³¦±ðl²â adverb
  • ³Ü²Ô·±è°ù¾±²Ô³¦±ðl²â adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of princely1

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

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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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He made his writing debut at the age of 11 with a six-part World War Two adventure in JS, earning a "princely sum" of 50 rupees.

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When Britain divided its Indian colony into a Hindu-majority India and a Muslim-majority Pakistan in 1947, the status of what was then the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir was left undecided.

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