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Definition of princely adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

princely

adjective
 
/ˈprɪnsli/
 
/ˈprɪnsli/
[usually before noun]
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  1. (usually ironic) (of a sum of money) large or generous
    • I bought a bike for the princely sum of £20!
  2. (old-fashioned, formal) very grand; generous
    • princely buildings
    • a princely gift
  3. connected with a prince; like a prince
See princely in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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