Download the app
educalingo
Search
A princely mind will undo a private family.
George Savile

Meaning of "princely" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF PRINCELY

princely  [ˈprɪnslɪ] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRINCELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Princely can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PRINCELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

princely

Prince

A prince is a male ruler, monarch, or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. Prince is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess. The English word derives, via the French word prince, from the Latin noun princeps, from primus + capio, meaning "the chief, most distinguished, ruler, prince".

Definition of princely in the English dictionary

The first definition of princely in the dictionary is generous or lavish. Other definition of princely is of, belonging to, or characteristic of a prince. Princely is also in a princely manner.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRINCELY


anonymously
əˈnɒnɪməslɪ
closely
ˈkləʊslɪ
concisely
kənˈsaɪslɪ
continuously
kənˈtɪnjʊəslɪ
densely
ˈdɛnslɪ
deviously
ˈdiːvɪəslɪ
expressly
ɪkˈsprɛslɪ
immensely
ɪˈmɛnslɪ
intensely
ɪnˈtɛnslɪ
nicely
ˈnaɪslɪ
obviously
ˈɒbvɪəslɪ
precisely
prɪˈsaɪslɪ
prepensely
prɪˈpɛnslɪ
previously
ˈpriːvɪəslɪ
propensely
prəˈpɛnslɪ
seriously
ˈsɪərɪəslɪ
simultaneously
ˌsɪməlˈteɪnɪəslɪ
spontaneously
spɒnˈteɪnɪəslɪ
tensely
ˈtenslɪ
unprincely
ʌnˈprɪnslɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRINCELY

prince royal
Prince Rupert
Prince Rupert´s drop
prince´s feather
princedom
princedoms
princehood
princekin
princelet
princelier
princeliest
princelike
princeliness
princeling
princeship
princess
princess dress
princess line
princess royal
princessly

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRINCELY

absolutely
approximately
barely
choicely
cicely
completely
definitely
doucely
effectively
extremely
fiercely
immediately
likely
lovely
overnicely
scarcely
sprucely
sweet cicely
to do nicely
unfortunately

Synonyms and antonyms of princely in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PRINCELY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «princely» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of princely

Translation of «princely» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF PRINCELY

Find out the translation of princely to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of princely from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «princely» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

王侯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

principesca
570 millions of speakers

English

princely
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राजसी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأميرية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

княжеская
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

principesco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জমকাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

princier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Princely
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fürstlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

王子の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

호화로운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Princely
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

như vua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுதேச
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राजमहाल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

soylu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

principesco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

książęca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

князівська
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

princiar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πριγκηπικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

prins
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

furstlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fyrstelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of princely

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRINCELY»

The term «princely» is regularly used and occupies the 60.353 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
72
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «princely» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of princely
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «princely».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRINCELY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «princely» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «princely» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about princely

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «PRINCELY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word princely.
1
Edward Bach
Rest assured that whatever station of life we are placed, princely or lowly, it contains the lessons and experiences necessary at the moment for our evolution, and gives us the best advantage for the development of ourselves.
2
George Savile
A princely mind will undo a private family.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRINCELY»

Discover the use of princely in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to princely and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Princely Impostor?: The Strange and Universal History of ...
"--Richard Bernstein "This is the first scholarly rendering of the incredible tale of the Bhawal sannyasi. Its strengths and contributions are many. Chatterjee's gripping story offers a fascinating portrait of a colonial society.
Partha Chatterjee, 2002
2
Princely India Re-imagined: A Historical Anthropology of ...
This book provides a chronological analysis of the Princely State in colonial times and its post-colonial legacies.
Aya Ikegame, 2013
3
The Princely Court: Medieval Courts and Culture in ...
He shows how, despite the pressures of political fragmentation, unrest, and a nascent awareness of national identity, a common culture began to emerge in English, French, Flemish, and Dutch court societies at this time.
Malcolm Vale, 2003
4
Princes and Princely Culture: 1450-1650
The essays in this second volume discuss princely courts north and south of the alps and pyrenees between 1450-1650 as focal points for products of medieval and renaissance culture such as literature, music, political ideology, social and ...
Martin Gosman, Alasdair James Macdonald, A. Alasdair A. MacDonald, 2005
5
Indian Freedom Movement in Princely States of Vindhya Pradesh
Covers the entire history of Freedom Movement in Vindhya region, which was later formed as Vindhya Pradesh by combining the princely states of Baghelkhand and Bundelkhand.
A. U. Siddiqui, 2004
6
Princely gardens: the origins and development of the French ...
Provides an analysis of the evolution of the formal French style of landscape architecture during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, complemented by illustrations of the great gardens of Versailles, the Tuileries, Chantilly, and ...
Kenneth Woodbridge, 1986
7
Princely India and the British: Political Development and ...
" Using previously unpublished archival material, this book gives new insight into the operation of empire in India in the period 1870-1909 by providing a detailed analysis of British policy towards the princely states.
Caroline Keen, 2012
8
A Princely Legacy, Hyderabadi Cuisine
This Book Is An Articulation Of An Intensely Precious Culinary And Cultural Experience. This Book Is An Articulation Of An Intensely Precious Culinary And Cultural Experience.
Pratibha Karan, 1998
9
Princely Treasures
The princely treasures examined in this book survive from the Renaissance tradition of hoarding wealth not merely for reasons of war and defense but also for the love of collecting beautiful, "marvelous," or rare things.
Geza Von Habsburg, 1997
10
India's Princely States: People, Princes and Colonialism
11. Women's. hospitals. and. midwives. in. Mysore,. 1870–1920. Princely. or. colonial. medicine. Barbara. N. Ramusack. British efforts to extend Western medical institutions, preventative measures and treatment regimens in India have  ...
Waltraud Ernst, Biswamoy Pati, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRINCELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term princely is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Viewpoint: Why Britain does not owe reparations to India
There can be little doubt that the British, by ultimately forcing the princely states into the independent state of India, helped to unify India while at ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
Bombed to hell: a story of Indian bravery in Africa in the Second …
Richpal Ram was from a village in Patiala, a princely state and traditional hunting ground for the recruitment officer. The 40-year-old was tall ... «Quartz, Jul 15»
3
In Pakistan, Chinese firm helps ease an energy crisis
The former princely state was already home to royal palaces, historic forts and hundreds of archaeological sites, some dating back thousands ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
'The Water Bearer' 2.0: Historic Lynchburg statue gets a 21st-century …
The Water Bearer, a life-size zinc figure, was purchased from a catalog for the princely sum of $500 in 1883 and installed at the downtown ... «Lynchburg News and Advance, Jul 15»
5
Eternal Legacies: India and Pakistan Divided
Two longstanding cohesive entities, Punjab and Bengal, were unhappily cleaved into separate nations, and four other British India princely ... «War on the Rocks, Jul 15»
6
German diocese wants to hold 'bling' bishop accountable for excesses
Richer dioceses -- usually in western Germany -- have age-old properties, donations from former princely rulers and revenues from real estate ... «National Catholic Reporter, Jul 15»
7
Number seven weighs heavy for Manchester United, who have …
... put him on the road to superstardom before allowing Real Madrid to take him away for the princely sum of £80 million in the summer of 2009. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
8
Diocese wants to hold bishop 'bling' accountable for excesses
Richer dioceses—usually in western Germany—have age-old properties, donations from former princely rulers, and revenues from real estate ... «The Christian Century, Jul 15»
9
Psychonavigation sale lasts one more week
CDs will set you back the princely sum of €1, so if you fancy getting your hands on releases from R.S.A.G. (pictured), Enrico Coniglio, Zombie ... «hotpress.com, Jul 15»
10
Expat logistics headache: Who pays for international relocation?
... at both ends, without even factoring in the man with the van -- or rather a lorry in many instances -- would quickly add up to a princely sum. «Today's Zaman, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Princely [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/princely>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z