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
Those princely beanies and headbands, meanwhile, represent his satirical take on power and formality.
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Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 24 Feb. 2025
Saif Ali Khan is descended from a family of former Nawabs who ruled the small princely state of Pataudi, close to Delhi.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
There’s an archetypal quality to the character: a father-warrior figure treating his princely sons, who are also warriors on the battlefield, with an unsentimental sense of commitment to the cause.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
Pakistan, which has never reconciled itself to India’s control of almost two-thirds of the original princely state, will not miss an opportunity to sow further discord within the aggrieved populace.
—Sumit Ganguly, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2019
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Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 24 Feb. 2025
Saif Ali Khan is descended from a family of former Nawabs who ruled the small princely state of Pataudi, close to Delhi.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
There’s an archetypal quality to the character: a father-warrior figure treating his princely sons, who are also warriors on the battlefield, with an unsentimental sense of commitment to the cause.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
Pakistan, which has never reconciled itself to India’s control of almost two-thirds of the original princely state, will not miss an opportunity to sow further discord within the aggrieved populace.
—Sumit Ganguly, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for princely
Adjective
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The five-star hotel recently completed a massive renovation, bringing an even more regal feel to the lobby and other common areas, including a spectacular crystal chandelier that depicts a castle.—
Megan duBois,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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The critics jury gave a special mention to Natchez, directed by Suzannah Herbert and produced by Darcy McKinnon, a film set in the titular Mississippi town lined with more regal pre-Civil War mansions than any other place in the country.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Consequences for Andrew have been coming at a slow trickle for more than a decade, culminating in this ultimate royal eviction.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Eisenberg says the upcoming heist flick's entire cast has been fielding questions about the crime, in which multiple royal jewels were stolen from the renowned Parisian museum in broad daylight.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Federalist critics in Congress argued the colonnades looked aristocratic.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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These ranged from the aristocratic elite who dominated the military and bureaucracy and yearned for a return to monarchy, to communists who sought proletarian rule, to the National Socialists who wanted to establish a right-wing dictatorship.—
Time,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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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 3 Nov. 2025.
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