Definition of princely
princelier
;princeliest
2 : befitting a prince : noble, magnificent princely manners a princely sum
3 : governed by a prince a princely state
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Examples of princely in a Sentence
a display of princely courtesy
set a princely meal before their guests
Recent Examples of princely from the Web
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On the first half of Thursday night's program, festival co-director and clarinetist Franklin Cohen led a fine performance of Weber's elegant and decorous Clarinet Quintet in B-flat, a princely work that seeks only to delight.
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Qatar appeared to have brokered the deal by communicating with Iran, which in return managed to secure the release of 26 Qataris royals kidnapped in Iraq in return for a princely sum to be paid to Iranian client militia Kataib Hezbollah.
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It’s hard to see the benefit of Obama speaking at a Wall Street firm’s health-care conference for the princely sum of $400,000.
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Here was an infinitely more alluring model of princely purpose and prerogative.
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And then there was that princely posture, the graceful pivots and charged pauses that gave second thoughts and moments of silence a kinetic emphasis.
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The abstainer from wealth, who hid in the toilet to avoid the company of princely visitors.
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Customers paid the then-princely sum of $3 a pair (about 55 bucks in today’s moolah).
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First Known Use of princely
15th century
PRINCELY Defined for English Language Learners
princely
playDefinition of princely for English Language Learners
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: very large or impressive
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: of, relating to, or suitable for a prince
PRINCELY Defined for Kids
princely
playDefinition of princely for Students
1 : suitable for a prince princely service
2 : very large or impressive a princely sum
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