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
One of its most disastrous legacies of the Partition is the dispute over the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, which erupted into a war between India and Pakistan soon after independence and left Kashmir divided between the two countries after a ceasefire.
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Sam Dalrymple, Time, 14 July 2025
The text becomes a straitjacket for a princely son who doesn’t seem accustomed to Shakespearean rigors.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
At the time of independence, the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir was given the option to accede to either India or Pakistan.
—Fazlul Haq, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2025
Those princely beanies and headbands, meanwhile, represent his satirical take on power and formality.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 24 Feb. 2025
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Sam Dalrymple, Time, 14 July 2025
The text becomes a straitjacket for a princely son who doesn’t seem accustomed to Shakespearean rigors.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
At the time of independence, the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir was given the option to accede to either India or Pakistan.
—Fazlul Haq, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2025
Those princely beanies and headbands, meanwhile, represent his satirical take on power and formality.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for princely
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The emblematic high point is the 32,000-square foot Guerlain Imperial Spa (Guerlain invented a cologne in 1853 just for Eugénie) for its regal Black Orchid facial treatment.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Lark Manor Buckhill Hand-Tufted Wool Area Rug The castle is teeming with rich-looking rugs, but this one stood out to me for its regal pattern and red accents.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Nicola would go on to wear a custom white Valentino dress with white lace gloves and a royal-length lace veil for her big day.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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The king’s younger son made history in 2023 by becoming the first senior member of the royal family to testify in more than a century.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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While retaining an old-school, aristocratic vibe, Adare's fanciful gargoyles, genuinely warm staff, grand and intimate spaces, and super-comfortable rooms make it somewhere uniquely and unabashedly the Ireland of now.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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His aristocratic taste inherited ideas of beauty and old European style, rather than innovating with new trends.—
Jye Marshall,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
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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 23 Jan. 2026.
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