princely

English

Etymology

prince +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɪnsli/
• Hyphenation: prince‧ly

Adjective

princely (comparative princelier, superlative princeliest)

1. Relating to a prince; regal; royal.

   princely birth or character

2. Befitting a prince; grand; lavish or opulent.

   No expense was spared in making it a princely residence.

See also

• princely sum

Synonyms

• regal, grand

Translations

relating to a prince

• Bulgarian: княжески (knjažeski)
• Czech: knížecí (cs) m
• Danish: prinselig
• Dutch: prinselijk (nl)
• French: princier (fr)
• Galician: principesco (gl)
• German: fürstlich (de)
• Greek: πριγκιπικός (el) (prigkipikós)
• Irish: prionsúil

• Latin: aulicus
• Manx: prinsoil
• Polish: książęcy (pl) m
• Portuguese: principesco m
• Spanish: principesco m, regio (es) m
• Swedish: furstlig

befitting to a prince

• Czech: knížecí (cs) m
• Danish: fyrstelig
• Galician: principesco (gl)
• Hungarian: fejedelmi (hu)
• Latin: aulicus

• Manx: prinsoil
• Polish: książęcy (pl) m
• Spanish: principesco m, regio (es) m

Adverb

princely (comparative more princely, superlative most princely)

1. (obsolete) In the manner of a royal prince's conduct.
   • c. 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2, Act II, Scene 2,^[1]

     […] my appetite was not princely got;