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

/ ˈprɪnslɪ /

adjective

1. generous or lavish

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

adverb

1. in a princely manner

Other Word Forms

• princeliness noun
• pseudoprincely adverb
• unprincely adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of princely¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; prince + -ly

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, the Colonel developed a rampant gambling addiction that saw him losing princely sums at the gaming tables.

From Salon

Months later, when Indian and Pakistani officials set about integrating hundreds of princely states into the new nations, the Arab states of the Gulf would be missing from the ledger.

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times

"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.

From BBC

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.

From BBC