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# princely

«princely» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Like a prince; fit for a prince, grand and fine** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (princely, more princely)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Like a prince; fit for a prince, grand and fine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/princely/#m1)

2) Very large or generous: a princely sum. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/princely/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: In the Song of Songs the phrase "my princely people" is hard to understand, and commentators read it in different ways. Some take it as the noble people of Israel, and the verse as the soul's sudden joy in love of God. In the primary lessons: in tales, the fine clothes, halls and gifts of a prince; in everyday talk, a large amount of money called princely

### examples

- Before I was aware, my soul set me upon the chariots of my princely people. (Writings SNG.6.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/princely/#x1)
- Ivan put on his princely robes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/princely/#x2)
- The king gave a princely feast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/princely/#x3)
- She was paid a princely sum for her work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/princely/#x4)

### note

a princely sum is a big amount, not an exact number, so it is no exact count in a problem; do not use it as a precise figure.

### In the corpora

- [Before I was aware, my soul set me upon the chariots of my princely people.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/SNG.100/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «princely» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/princely/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.