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
The team made its first major discovery, a similar princely tomb, in 2018.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024
As a youth baseball clinic at Yongsan Children’s Park began to wrap up, royalty of the baseball and political kind prepared for a princely moment.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024
When Britain divided its Indian colony into a Hindu-majority India and a Muslim-majority Pakistan in 1947, the status of what was then the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir was left undecided.
—Aijaz Hussain, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2023
Gingerly walking down the rickety steps of the church, John Jr. gallantly clasping her hand, her face flushed with euphoria and surprise at the princely gesture, Carolyn was the Camelot bride.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024
As a youth baseball clinic at Yongsan Children’s Park began to wrap up, royalty of the baseball and political kind prepared for a princely moment.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024
When Britain divided its Indian colony into a Hindu-majority India and a Muslim-majority Pakistan in 1947, the status of what was then the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir was left undecided.
—Aijaz Hussain, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2023
Gingerly walking down the rickety steps of the church, John Jr. gallantly clasping her hand, her face flushed with euphoria and surprise at the princely gesture, Carolyn was the Camelot bride.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for princely
Adjective
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Like the other scents, Grey Blazer is aromatic but also has a regal edge.—
Michael Stefanov,
Robb Report,
27 May 2025
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Event co-chair Colman Domingo’s high-drama, bright blue, pleated and floor-sweeping Valentino cape was at once regal and an homage to the late, great fashion journalist André Leon Talley, who once famously wore a cape to the Gala.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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The name is inspired by the Spanish royal family’s practice of gifting pairs of merino sheep to other monarchs to honor its relationships.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
29 May 2025
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An Instagram post on the Spanish royal family's account noted that Sofia's parents, King Felipe and Queen Letizia, attended the ceremony alongside the families of other graduates.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Historical memory Even before the conflict was over, aristocratic Anglican writers such as Sir Richard Musgrave spun the rebellion as an uprising of disgruntled Catholics.—
Joseph Patrick Kelly,
The Conversation,
20 May 2025
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Just six years ago, the Times Square Alliance temporarily installed a similarly monumental statue by the artist Kehinde Wiley, who rose to stardom for his aristocratic portraits of contemporary Black people.—
Andrew Keh,
New York Times,
18 May 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 Jun. 2025.
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