Definition of princely. Meaning of princely. Synonyms of princely

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Definition of princely

Princely
Princely Prince"ly, a. 1. Of or relating to a prince; regal; royal; of highest rank or authority; as, princely birth, character, fortune, etc. 2. Suitable for, or becoming to, a prince; grand; august; munificent; magnificent; as, princely virtues; a princely fortune. ``Most princely gifts.' --Shak.
Princely
Princely Prince"ly, adv. In a princely manner. My appetite was not princely got. --Shak.

Meaning of princely from wikipedia

- exercised dynastic sovereignty and whose cadets are not entitled to share the princely title, viz the Princes de Beauvau-Craon, von Bismarck, Colonna, von Dohna-Schlobitten...
- A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Indian Empire that was not directly governed...
- Jammu and Kashmir, also known as Kashmir and Jammu, was a princely state in a subsidiary alliance with the British East India Company from 1846 to 1858...
- 1950, it was a princely state, until 1947 in a subsidiary alliance with British India. The British took direct control over the princely state in 1831...
- Before the Partition of India in 1947, about 584 princely states, also called "native states", existed in India. These were not part of British India,...
- following lists of princely states of (British) India have been compiled: List of princely states of British India (alphabetical) List of princely states of British...
- comital family, ducal family, archducal family, grand ducal family, or princely family are more appropriate to describe, respectively, the relatives of...
- Rewa State, also known as Rewah, was a Rajput princely state of India, surrounding its eponymous capital, the town of Rewa. With an area of about 43,530 km2...
- British Raj and princely states were integrated into the Indian Union. The old provinces largely remained the same with the princely states who acceded...
- Hyderabad State (pronunciation) was an independent monarchy/princely state located in the south-central Deccan region of Indian Subcontinent with its capital...