princelikeadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈprɪnslʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈprɪnsˌlaɪk/

Forms: 1500s princelyke, 1500s– princelike.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prince n., -like suffix.

Etymology: < prince n. + -like suffix. Compare earlier princely adj., and (with use as adverb) compare earlier princely adv.

A. adj.

Like or resembling a prince; characteristic of or befitting a prince; princely.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > [adjective]

higheOE

drightlikeOE

highlyOE

drightfula1225

prouda1275

principalc1385

solemna1387

gentlec1390

high and mighty1400

imperial?c1400

royalc1405

kinglyc1425

sublimatec1425

lordfulc1429

lordlyc1440

assumpt1447

raiseda1450

haught1470

kinglikec1485

lordlike1488

triumphant1494

greatlya1500

princely?a1510

supereminent1531

princelike1532

lofta1547

lofty1548

regal1561

supernal1562

haughty1563

excelse1569

queen-like?1571

majestical1578

erecteda1586

augustious1591

ennobled1592

imperious1592

enthronized1593

august1594

high-born1598

sublimed1602

jovial1604

majestic1606

enthroned1609

starred1615

exalted1623

majestuous1633

reared1638

sublimary1655

majestative1656

kingrik1663

superb1663

grand1673

celse1708

stilted1744

canonized1790

queenly1791

apotheosized1794

princified1857

1532 G. Hervet tr. Xenophon Treat. Househ. f. 43^v He that can make them masters, can make them princelyke, & able to be kinges.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccccxxxiiij^v Craftes & policies, neither commendable, nor princelike.

1625 F. Bacon Char. James I in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll. (1659) 158 Your Majestie's manner of Speech is indeed Prince-like.

1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xvii. 498 Thou dost not seem the worst Of all the Greeks, but Prince-like and the first.

1792 M. Wollstonecraft Vindic. Rights Woman iv. 119 Women, whom he flattered by a puerile attention to the whole sex, obtained in his reign that prince-like distinction so fatal to reason and virtue.

1826 W. Scott Woodstock I. ii. 35 I have outlived the kindest and most prince-like of masters.

1884 W. Besant Dorothy Forster I. vii. 185 It was an amiable and even a prince-like quality in him,..never to forget the faces of those whom he met.

1937 Times 26 Feb. 18/3 For an Ethiopian Desta was a tall and princelike figure.

1997 Denver Post (Nexis) 23 Feb. f1 The next generation of business and government leaders is dominated by taizi, the princelike children of party bosses.

B. adv.

In a princely manner; like a prince or princes. Now rare (chiefly poetic).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > [adverb]

micklelyeOE

worthlyeOE

noblelyc1300

lordlya1398

greatlya1400

kinglyc1425

princely1548

lordlikea1555

princelike1567

majestically1577

kinglike1582

elevatedly1593

great1616

grandly1647

augustly1649

magnificently1660

grand1729

lordfully1836

queenly1840

exaltedly1852

regally1852

nobilmente1899

1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Fvij I euer set my fotestepps fre, Princelike where none had gone.

c1568 R. Stephens in C. Plummer Elizabethan Oxf. (1887) 199 This night was played, in the Common Hall of Christ's Church, (a fair large scaffold being provided, with lights all of wax, prince-like) a Latin play, named Marcus Geminus.

1605 A. Warren Pouerties Patience in Poore Mans Passions sig. I3^v What Metamorphosis will then be seene, When Pilgrims princelike shall inthroned stand.

1661 S. Pepys Diary 12 Jan. (1970) II. 12 I went home with Mr. Davis, storekeeper..and was there most princlike lodged.

1859 Ld. Tennyson Enid in Idylls of King 29 Thro' these Princelike his bearing shone.

a1872 E. Dickinson Let. in R. Sewall Lyman Lett. (1965) 78 There are [those] to which I lift my hat when I see them sitting princelike among their peers on the page.

a1908 M. J. Cawein Poems (1908) V. 263 A couch of velvet sleep beneath Romance: Where Speculation, Prince-like, kneels.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	princelike
释义	princelikeadj.adv. Brit. /ˈprɪnslʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈprɪnsˌlaɪk/ Forms: 1500s princelyke, 1500s– princelike. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prince n., -like suffix. Etymology: < prince n. + -like suffix. Compare earlier princely adj., and (with use as adverb) compare earlier princely adv. A. adj. Like or resembling a prince; characteristic of or befitting a prince; princely. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > [adjective] higheOE drightlikeOE highlyOE drightfula1225 prouda1275 principalc1385 solemna1387 gentlec1390 high and mighty1400 imperial?c1400 royalc1405 kinglyc1425 sublimatec1425 lordfulc1429 lordlyc1440 assumpt1447 raiseda1450 haught1470 kinglikec1485 lordlike1488 triumphant1494 greatlya1500 princely?a1510 supereminent1531 princelike1532 lofta1547 lofty1548 regal1561 supernal1562 haughty1563 excelse1569 queen-like?1571 majestical1578 erecteda1586 augustious1591 ennobled1592 imperious1592 enthronized1593 august1594 high-born1598 sublimed1602 jovial1604 majestic1606 enthroned1609 starred1615 exalted1623 majestuous1633 reared1638 sublimary1655 majestative1656 kingrik1663 superb1663 grand1673 celse1708 stilted1744 canonized1790 queenly1791 apotheosized1794 princified1857 1532 G. Hervet tr. Xenophon Treat. Househ. f. 43^v He that can make them masters, can make them princelyke, & able to be kinges. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccccxxxiiij^v Craftes & policies, neither commendable, nor princelike. 1625 F. Bacon Char. James I in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll. (1659) 158 Your Majestie's manner of Speech is indeed Prince-like. 1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xvii. 498 Thou dost not seem the worst Of all the Greeks, but Prince-like and the first. 1792 M. Wollstonecraft Vindic. Rights Woman iv. 119 Women, whom he flattered by a puerile attention to the whole sex, obtained in his reign that prince-like distinction so fatal to reason and virtue. 1826 W. Scott Woodstock I. ii. 35 I have outlived the kindest and most prince-like of masters. 1884 W. Besant Dorothy Forster I. vii. 185 It was an amiable and even a prince-like quality in him,..never to forget the faces of those whom he met. 1937 Times 26 Feb. 18/3 For an Ethiopian Desta was a tall and princelike figure. 1997 Denver Post (Nexis) 23 Feb. f1 The next generation of business and government leaders is dominated by taizi, the princelike children of party bosses. B. adv. In a princely manner; like a prince or princes. Now rare (chiefly poetic). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > [adverb] micklelyeOE worthlyeOE noblelyc1300 lordlya1398 greatlya1400 kinglyc1425 princely1548 lordlikea1555 princelike1567 majestically1577 kinglike1582 elevatedly1593 great1616 grandly1647 augustly1649 magnificently1660 grand1729 lordfully1836 queenly1840 exaltedly1852 regally1852 nobilmente1899 1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Fvij I euer set my fotestepps fre, Princelike where none had gone. c1568 R. Stephens in C. Plummer Elizabethan Oxf. (1887) 199 This night was played, in the Common Hall of Christ's Church, (a fair large scaffold being provided, with lights all of wax, prince-like) a Latin play, named Marcus Geminus. 1605 A. Warren Pouerties Patience in Poore Mans Passions sig. I3^v What Metamorphosis will then be seene, When Pilgrims princelike shall inthroned stand. 1661 S. Pepys Diary 12 Jan. (1970) II. 12 I went home with Mr. Davis, storekeeper..and was there most princlike lodged. 1859 Ld. Tennyson Enid in Idylls of King 29 Thro' these Princelike his bearing shone. a1872 E. Dickinson Let. in R. Sewall Lyman Lett. (1965) 78 There are [those] to which I lift my hat when I see them sitting princelike among their peers on the page. a1908 M. J. Cawein Poems (1908) V. 263 A couch of velvet sleep beneath Romance: Where Speculation, Prince-like, kneels. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1532
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