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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025

He apparently reasoned that if you could make fine spirits from common corn and the lowly potato, why not the princely pecan?

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly