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Definition of princely - 2 dictionary results

prince⋅ly

  [prins-lee]
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–adjective, -li⋅er, -li⋅est.
1. greatly liberal; lavish; magnificent: a princely entertainment.
2. like or befitting a prince; magnificent: princely manners.
3. of or pertaining to a prince; royal; noble: princely blood.
4. that is a prince: his princely self.
Origin:
1490–1500; prince + -ly

Related forms:
prince⋅li⋅ness, noun
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prince·ly   (prĭns'lē)   
adj.   prince·li·er, prince·li·est

  1. Of or relating to a prince; royal.

  2. Befitting a prince, as:

    1. Noble: a princely bearing.

    2. Munificent; lavish: inherited a princely sum.

prince'li·ness n., prince'ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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