princely

Example Sentences

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He will then visit the princely palace, the official residence of the Grimaldi dynasty since the 13th century, for a private meeting with Prince Albert.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Before its complete demise, it was almost brought to the Indian princely state of Hyderabad, where it could have taken root.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The stripping of a princely title is so rare in British royal-legal history that the last person it happened to was Ernest Augustus, the Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale, Earl of Armagh.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

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

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2025

In those days, an extra eighty cents a week was a princely sum.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson