the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Of or relating to a prince; regal; royal; of highest rank or authority
adj. Suitable for, or becoming to, a prince; grand; august; munificent; magnificent
ad. In a princely manner.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Pertaining or belonging to a prince; having the rank of a prince; regal.
Resembling a prince; princelike; having the appearance or manner of one high-born; stately; magnanimous; noble.
Befitting a prince; munificent; magnificent; regal: as, a princely gift; a princely banquet; a princely fortune.
Synonyms August, imperial.
Bounteous.
In a princelike manner; royally.
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adj. rich and superior in quality
adj. having the rank of or befitting a prince
Word Usage
"In princely guards!] [W: priestly guards] The first folio has, in both places, _prenzie_, from which the other folios made _princely_, and every editor may make what he can."