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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

Of or relating to a prince; regal; royal; of highest rank or authority;

as,

princely

birth, character, fortune, etc.

Suitable for, or becoming to, a prince; grand; august; munificent; magnificent;

as,

princely

virtues; a

princely

fortune.

“Most princely gifts.”

Shak.

adv.

In a princely manner.

My appetite was not

princely

got.

Shakespeare

Adj.

prins'ly. Resembling a prince; having the appearance of one high born; stately; dignified; as a princely gentleman; a princely youth.

Having the rank of princes; as a man of princely birth; a princely dame.

Becoming a prince; royal; grand; august; as a princely gift; princely virtues.

Very large; as a princely fortune.

Magnificent; rich; as a princely entertainment.

adv.

prins'ly. In a princelike manner.