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
At the time of independence, the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir was given the option to accede to either India or Pakistan.
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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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for princely
Adjective
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Such was one family's realization when their life with one dog, a regal Chow Chow named Dexter, was transformed by the addition of a new puppy sibling.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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Colum and Dougal enter in regal fashion, accompanied by a bagpiper.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The royal family owns huge tracts of land in the Iskandar region in the southern Malaysian state of Johor, an area which Malaysia and Singapore are jointly developing as a special economic zone.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The duplex sits atop Six Charles Street, the former London showroom of Josiah Wedgwood, the father of modern English pottery, who revolutionized ceramics in the 18th century with his innovative designs and royal commissions, turning his work into a global brand prized by queens and aristocrats.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Affluent area residents and Kyoto aristocratic families supported arts following classical traditions, funding Kōetsu’s production of ceramics, calligraphy, and lacquerware.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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All of the pomp around the Open harkens back to tennis’s history as an aristocratic leisure; the first precursor to the Open, in 1881, was held on a grass court in Newport, Rhode Island, at the height of the Gilded Age.—
Alexandra Moe,
The Atlantic,
24 Aug. 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 Sep. 2025.
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