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 [prins-lee]  

prince·ly

   [prins-lee]
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
pseu·do·prince·ly, adverb
un·prince·ly, adjective
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princely (ˈprɪnslɪ)
 
—adj , -lier, -liest
1.  generous or lavish
2.  of, belonging to, or characteristic of a prince
 
—adv
3.  in a princely manner
 
'princeliness
 
—n

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