Princely

/ˈpɹɪnsli/ · adjective

Meaning

Relating to a prince..

Definitions by Sense

1. Relating to a prince.
2. Similar or comparable to a prince.
3. Befitting a prince.
4. In the manner of a royal prince's conduct.

Example Sentences

princely birth or character

And when the princely Perſean Diadem, Shall ouerweigh his wearie witleſſe head, And fall like mellowed fruit, with ſhakes of death, In faire Perſea noble Tamburlain Shall be my Regent, and remaine as King:

She so bewitched the whole princely race that six different princes, although each was married to a young wife, remained childless.

a princely sum

No expense was spared in making it a princely residence.

I have mentioned before how impressed I was when I used a Glasgow suburban train late one Saturday night, when I reached Queen Street the barriers were closed and I had to cough up a princely couple of quid before being allowed through.

[…] my appetite was not princely gote, […]

Oilman Hall and I tried to interest him in noticing Morgan Robertson, who was passing near the corner of Sixth Avenue and Twenty-third Street, princely dressed in a frock coat and top hat.

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Word Forms

• princelier
• princeliest
• more princely
• most princely

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