princely

  • 11princely — adjective (princelier; est) Date: 15th century 1. of or relating to a prince ; royal 2. befitting a prince ; noble, magnificent < princely manners > < a princely sum > • princely …

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  • 12princely — UK [ˈprɪnslɪ] / US adjective Word forms princely : adjective princely comparative princelier superlative princeliest 1) very large, beautiful, or impressive, like something that would belong to a prince 2) belonging or relating to a prince •&#8230; …

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  • 13princely — adjective 1) princely buildings See splendid 1) 2) a princely sum See handsome 3) …

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  • 14princely — adj. Princely is used with these nouns: ↑sum …

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  • 15princely — prince•ly [[t]ˈprɪns li[/t]] adj. li•er, li•est 1) liberal; lavish; magnificent: a princely sum[/ex] 2) like or befitting a prince; elegantly refined 3) of or pertaining to a prince; royal; noble • Etymology: 1490–1500 prince′li•ness, n …

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  • 16princely sum — noun singular a large amount of money. This word or expression is usually used humorously to talk about an amount that you think is very small or not enough …

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  • 17Princely state — For other uses, see Principality and Other princely states. Colonial India British Indian Empire Colonial India Portuguese India …

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  • 18Princely State of Mysore — Mysore Princely State …

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  • 19Princely state of Kashmir and Jammu — This article is about a erstwhile princely state in northern Indian subcontinent. For the contemporary state in northern Republic of India, see Jammu and Kashmir Infobox Former Subdivision native name = conventional long name = Kashmir and Jammu&#8230; …

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  • 20Princely Family of Liechtenstein — House of Liechtenstein Country Liechtenstein Titles Prince of Liechtenstein Founder Karl I …

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