princely

Example Sentences

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Some tried to keep it alive in the Indian princely state of Hyderabad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

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

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

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

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2025

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 • Jun. 21, 2025

"Lay down the whip," he commanded with a princely air.

From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman