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Princely vs Principality - What's the difference?

princely | principality |

As an adjective princely

is relating to a prince; regal; royal.

As an adverb princely

is in the manner of a royal prince's conduct.

As a noun principality is

(obsolete) the state of being a prince or ruler; sovereignty, absolute authority.

princely

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Relating to a prince; regal; royal.
    • princely birth or character
  • Befitting a prince.
    • a princely sum of money

    Synonyms

    * regally, grandly

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In the manner of a royal prince's conduct.
    • My appetite was not princely got. — Shakespeare.

    principality

    English

    Noun

    (principalities)
  • (obsolete) The state of being a prince or ruler; sovereignty, absolute authority.
  • A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess.
  • * 1990 , (Peter Hopkirk), The Great Game , Folio Society 2010, p. 14:
    • At this time Russia consisted of a dozen or so principalities , which were frequently at war with one another.
  • (theology) A spiritual being, specifically in Christian angelology, the fifth level of angels, ranked above powers and below dominions.

    • See also

    * choirs of angels * dominion * power