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PRINCELY, a. prins'ly. Resembling a prince; having the appearance of one high born; stately; dignified; as a princely gentleman; a princely youth.
1. Having the rank of princes; as a man of princely birth; a princely dame.
2. Becoming a prince; royal; grand; august; as a princely gift; princely virtues.
3. Very large; as a princely fortune.
4. Magnificent; rich; as a princely entertainment.
PRINCELY, adv. prins'ly. In a princelike manner.
PRINCES'-FETHER, n. A plant of the genus Amaranthus.
Prince's metal, a mixture of copper and zink, in imitation of gold.