Princelily

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a princely manner.

    "[…]; where, after His Majeſty had very Princelily vouchſafed to declare in general His Intent, concerning ſuch Impoſitions as the Commons, by their Grievances lately exhibited unto Him, had complained on;[…]Laſtly, His Highneſs moſt Princelily remembered, that, at their laſt Attending on Him at Whitehall, by His own Mouth, He then promiſed to give them ſhortly after further Anſwer, before the Breaking up of this Seſſion, to ſuch other of their Grievances as formerly they of the Lower Houſe had preſented unto Him, and which at that Time He did forbear to anſwer;"

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"[…]; where, after His Majeſty had very Princelily vouchſafed to declare in general His Intent, concerning ſuch Impoſitions as the Commons, by their Grievances lately exhibited unto Him, had complained on;[…]Laſtly, His Highneſs moſt Princelily remembered, that, at their laſt Attending on Him at Whitehall, by His own Mouth, He then promiſed to give them ſhortly after further Anſwer, before the Breaking up of this Seſſion, to ſuch other of their Grievances as formerly they of the Lower Houſe had preſented unto Him, and which at that Time He did forbear to anſwer;"

Etymology

From princely + -ly.

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