princely
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princely (comparative princelier, superlative princeliest)
- Relating to a prince; regal; royal.
- princely birth or character
- Befitting a prince; grand; lavish or opulent.
- No expense was spared in making it a princely residence.
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relating to a prince
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befitting to a prince
Adverb[edit]
princely (comparative more princely, superlative most princely)
- (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;
- c. 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2, Act II, Scene 2,[1]