/ ˈprɪnsli; NAmE / adjective [ usually before noun ]
1.
(usually ironic ) if you say that an amount of money is princely , you are usually saying the opposite and that it is not very large :
I bought a bike for the princely sum of £20!
2.
( old-fashioned , formal ) very grand; generous :
princely buildings
a princely gift
3.
connected with a prince; like a prince