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

Pakistan and neighbor India each control part of the former princely state of Kashmir.

From Seattle Times

Bob Morris from the Constitution Unit at University College London, told The Associated Press that the rule was drawn up to trim the increasingly unwieldy number of princely titles.

From Fox News

Paparazzi captured photos of Jackson on nights out at Studio 54: a suave and princely figure, gliding, it seemed, through the normal unreality of celebrity existence.

From Los Angeles Times

Last month, he visited relatives of victims of an accident at a coronavirus ward — a gesture deemed particularly provocative to the palace, since it added his princely weight to their grievances.

From New York Times