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princely

adjective as in royal

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

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

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

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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.

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

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