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princely state

princely state noun: a political state, in the widest sense, which is ruled as or like a principality in the generic sense, regardless of the ruler's actual title and rank.

Noun

princely state (plural princely states)

  1. A political state, in the widest sense, which is ruled as or like a principality in the generic sense, regardless of the ruler's actual title and rank.
    1. (India, Pakistan, historical, more specifically) A vassal state under the indirect rule of the British Raj, which is governed by an Indian ruler.

princely state meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Punjabi

princely state in Hindi

a princely state
रियासत riyāsat

princely state in Tamil

மன்னர் அரசு, சமஸ்தானம்

princely state in Urdu

a princely state
ریاست riyāsat

princely state in Punjabi

a princely state
ਰਿਆਸਤ riāsat
More languagesFewer languages
princely state in Gujarati
રજવાડું rajvāṛũ

Forms of princely state

pluralprincely states

Questions about princely state

What does princely state mean?
Princely state means a political state, in the widest sense, which is ruled as or like a principality in the generic sense, regardless of the ruler's actual title and rank.
What is princely state in Hindi?
Princely state in Hindi is रियासत (riyāsat). See Princely state meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is princely state?
Princely state is a noun.
What is the plural of princely state?
The plural of princely state is princely states.

Words near princely state in the dictionary

  1. princelily
  2. princeliness
  3. princeling
  4. princelings
  5. princely
  6. princely state
  7. princely states
  8. princely sum
  9. princely sums
  10. princeps
  11. princes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: princely state (page history and authors); रियासत (Hindi) (page history and authors); princely state (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ریاست (Urdu) (page history and authors); ਰਿਆਸਤ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); રજવાડું (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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