princely

Example Sentences

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Once part of the erstwhile princely state of Mysore, it was known as "garden city" or a "pensioner's paradise".

From Barron's

His princely ambitions are hardly new revelations; the signs are everywhere.

From Salon

Meanwhile, the Colonel developed a rampant gambling addiction that saw him losing princely sums at the gaming tables.

From Salon

Months later, when Indian and Pakistani officials set about integrating hundreds of princely states into the new nations, the Arab states of the Gulf would be missing from the ledger.

From BBC

The text becomes a straitjacket for a princely son who doesn’t seem accustomed to Shakespearean rigors.

From Los Angeles Times