princely

Definition of princely in English English dictionary: Befitting to a prince; Relating to a prince; In the manner of a royal prince's conduct; {a} royal, grand, august, noble, generous; rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"; A princely sum of money is a large sum of money. It'll cost them the princely sum of seventy-five pounds. = handsome; In the manner of a royal princes conduct; In a princely manner; {s} characteristic of a prince, like a prince; noble, aristocratic, stately; having the rank of or befitting a prince; "a princely bearing"; "princely manner; having the rank of or befitting a prince; "a princely bearing"; "princely manner"; Suitable for, or becoming to, a prince; grand; august; munificent; magnificent; as, princely virtues; a princely fortune; Of or relating to a prince; regal; royal; of highest rank or authority; as, princely birth, character, fortune, etc; princelike
princely state: A political state, in the widest sense, which is ruled as or like a principality in the generic sense, regardless of the ruler's actual title and rank
The term princely states is generally used for the feudal domains of native potentates maintained under indirect rule in European colonies, mainly British India where there were hundreds of them, while Western princes are said to reign over 'principalities'.
princely state: {i} principality, state ruled by a prince
Prince: The title of a prince
Prince: A male given name in occasional use
Prince: A surname for someone who acted like a prince, or played the part in a pageant, or served in the household of a prince
prince: Someone who is preeminent in their field; a great person
He is a prince among men.
prince: A common name of the mushroom Agaricus augustus
prince: A (male) ruler, a sovereign; a king, monarch
His king imagines he would take part in a backstairs deceit . If Henry does not fully trust him, is it surprising? A prince is alone: in his council chamber, in his bedchamber, and finally in Hell's antechamber, stripped – as Harry Percy said – for Judgment.
prince: A male member of a royal family other than the ruler; especially (in the United Kingdom) the son or grandson of the monarch
prince: A type of court card used in Tarot cards, the equivalent to the Jack
prince: The (male) ruler or head of a principality
prince: {n} a king's son, sovereign, chief ruler
prince: {v} to play the prince, to take state
prince: In England it belongs to dukes, marquises, and earls, but is given to members of the royal family only
prince: The one of highest rank; one holding the highest place and authority; a sovereign; a monarch; - - originally applied to either sex, but now rarely applied to a female
prince: A prince is the male royal ruler of a small country or state. He was speaking without the prince's authority. American stage director, producer, and writer whose productions include Damn Yankees (1955) and Fiorello! (1959), for which he won a Pulitzer Prize. a book by Machiavelli which discusses what a ruler should do in order to gain and keep power and be an effective ruler, even if this means being cruel, dishonest, or immoral (1532). orig. Prince Rogers Nelson born June 7, 1958, Minneapolis, Minn., U.S. U.S. singer and songwriter. The son of a jazz pianist, he taught himself several instruments and formed his own bands as a teenager. At age 19 he released his first album, on which he played all the instruments. His second album, Prince (1979), was followed by many others, including the best-selling 1999 (1982), the soundtrack of the film Purple Rain (1983), in which he also starred, and Diamonds and Pearls (1991). In 1993 he changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol and became known as "the artist formerly known as Prince," but in 2000 he resumed his previous name. In 2004 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. European title of rank, usually denoting a person exercising complete or almost complete sovereignty or a member of a royal family. The wife of a prince is a princess. In Britain, the title was not used until 1301, when Edward I invested his son, the future Edward II, as prince of Wales. From Edward III's time, the king's (or queen's) eldest son and heir has usually been so invested. Prince Rogers Nelson Crown Prince Shotoku Abdul Rahman Putra Alhaj Prince Barclay de Tolly Mikhail Bogdanovich Prince Bismarck Otto Eduard Leopold prince von Blücher Gebhard Leberecht von prince von Wahlstatt Bülow Bernhard Heinrich Martin Karl prince von Charles Philip Arthur George prince of Wales Condé Louis II de Bourbon 4th prince de Davout Louis Nicolas Prince d'Eckmühl Dipo Negoro Pangeran Prince Edward the Black Prince Espartero Baldomero prince de Vergara François Eugène prince de Savoie Carignan Prince William of Denmark Gesualdo Carlo prince of Venosa Golitsyn Vasily Vasilyevich Prince Gorchakov Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prince Hardenberg Karl August prince von Hohenlohe Schillingsfürst Chlodwig Karl Viktor prince zu Leopold of Hohenzollern Sigmaringen Prince Lvov Georgy Yevgenyevich Prince prince d'Essling Prince Philip Port au Prince Prince Albert National Park Prince Edward Island Prince of Wales Strait Prince William Sound Prince Hal Harold Smith Prince Rohan Louis René Édouard prince de Prince Rupert's Land Rupert Prince Schwarzenberg Felix prince zu Starhemberg Ernst Rüdiger prince von Wales Prince of Wenzel Anton prince von Kaunitz Rietberg Windischgrätz Alfred prince zu Albert prince consort of Great Britain and Ireland Franz Albrecht August Karl Emanuel prince von Sachsen Coburg Gotha Karl Eitel Friedrich prince von Hohenzollern Sigmaringen Bonnie Prince Charlie Henrique infante prince de Portugal duque duke de Viseu senhor lord da Covilha Kutuzov Mikhail Illarionovich Prince Maurits prince van Oranje count van Nassau Metternich Winneburg Beilstein Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar prince von Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas prince of Battenberg Diana princess of Wales Princess Grace of Monaco Alix Princess von Hesse Darmstadt Sophie Friederike Auguste princess von Anhalt Zerbst
prince: A prince is a male member of a royal family, especially the son of the king or queen of a country. Prince Edward and other royal guests The Prince won warm applause for his ideas
prince: a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
prince: male ruler or head of a principality
prince: son or male-line grandson of a reigning prince, king, queen, emperor, or empress, or another type of monarch
prince: {i} son of a king; ruler, sovereign
prince: To play the prince
prince: In Italy a prince is inferior to a duke as a member of a particular order of nobility; in Spain he is always one of the royal family
prince: great person
prince: The chief of any body of men; one at the head of a class or profession; one who is preëminent; as, a merchant prince; a prince of players
prince: The son of a king or emperor, or the issue of a royal family; as, princes of the blood
prince: A title belonging to persons of high rank, differing in different countries