Princely

Princely

Prince is a general term for a ruler, monarch, or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and it is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess. The English word derives, via the French word prince, from the Latin noun princeps, from primus (first) + capio (to seize), meaning "the chief, most distinguished, ruler, prince".

Read more about Princely.

Famous quotes containing the word princely:

    “O thou goddess,
    Thou divine Nature, thou thyself thou blazon’st
    In these two princely boys!”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “A princely marriage is the brilliant edition of a universal fact, and, as such, it rivets mankind.”
    —Walter Bagehot (1826–1877)