as in regal
fit for or worthy of a royal ruler
set a princely meal before their guests
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Recent Examples of princely
In an unprecedented move, Andrew was stripped of all royal titles, including his princely title.
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Here are the top 10 scandals that rocked the House of Windsor in 2025:
ANDREW, FORMERLY KNOWN AS PRINCE
On Oct. 30, Buckingham Palace announced that King Charles III had stripped his disgraced brother Andrew of his princely title and evicted him from his Royal Lodge home.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
The princely von Cramm Weizenbrand family first began crafting theirs in 1750 in Lower Saxony, and today the operation is based at Schloss Derneburg, which is now home to both an art foundation (the estate first belonged to the artist Georg Baselitz) and Derneburger liquor.
—Air Mail, 22 Nov. 2025
After Osbourne did his time, his father took pity and purchased a microphone, amplifier, and speakers, costing a princely £250, for him.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Here are the top 10 scandals that rocked the House of Windsor in 2025:
ANDREW, FORMERLY KNOWN AS PRINCE
On Oct. 30, Buckingham Palace announced that King Charles III had stripped his disgraced brother Andrew of his princely title and evicted him from his Royal Lodge home.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
The princely von Cramm Weizenbrand family first began crafting theirs in 1750 in Lower Saxony, and today the operation is based at Schloss Derneburg, which is now home to both an art foundation (the estate first belonged to the artist Georg Baselitz) and Derneburger liquor.
—Air Mail, 22 Nov. 2025
After Osbourne did his time, his father took pity and purchased a microphone, amplifier, and speakers, costing a princely £250, for him.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for princely
Adjective
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Photos of Diana and Charles’s dining room reveal regal red drapes, a bamboo dining table and matching chairs, and dark wood furniture.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
5 Feb. 2026
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Queen Latifah appeared regal in flowing black gown layered with a sheer cape, styled with bold gold statement jewelry.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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William is asserting himself as the architect of a stricter, more disciplined royal model.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his royal title in October 2025 and pushed out of his vast home at Royal Lodge after reports of his association with Epstein hit a fever pitch.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That quotation alludes to the many Proustian echoes in Bowen’s story set in an aristocratic Big House during the 1919-21 War of Independence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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It was restored over the course of a decade and feels elegant and aristocratic without tipping into museum territory, with several reception rooms, a billiard room, a modern kitchen, and seven en-suite bedrooms.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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On the thirteenth-century tomb of Eleanor of Aquitaine, she is shown wide awake and reading, while her dull and kingly husband sleeps for all eternity.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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K by Dolce & Gabbana would be a kingly gift for any man.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
30 Nov. 2022
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“Princely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/princely. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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