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king·ly

Audio Help [king-lee] Pronunciation Key adjective, -li·er, -li·est, adverb

–adjective

1.	stately or splendid, as resembling, suggesting, or befitting a king; regal: He strode into the room with a kingly air.

2.	pertaining or proper to a king: kingly power.

3.	having the rank of king.

4.	consisting of kings or others of royal rank: kingly personages.

–adverb

5.	in the manner of a king; regally.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME; see king, -ly

]

—Related forms

king·li·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1, 2. princely, sovereign, majestic, august, magnificent, exalted, grand. Kingly, regal, royal refer to that which is closely associated with a king, or is suitable for one. What is kingly may either belong to a king, or be befitting, worthy of, or like a king: a kingly presence, appearance, graciousness. Regal is esp. applied to the office of kingship or the outward manifestations of grandeur and majesty: regal authority, bearing, splendor, munificence. Royal is applied esp. to what pertains to or is associated with the person of a monarch: the royal family, word, robes, salute; a royal residence.

—Antonyms 1, 2. lowly.

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king·ly Audio Help (kĭng'lē) Pronunciation Key
adj. king·li·er, king·li·est

Having the status or rank of king.
Of, like, or befitting a king; majestic and regal.

adv. In a royal way; royally.

king'li·ness n.

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kingly
adjective
having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king; "symbolizing kingly power"; "the murder of his kingly guest"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈkingly adjective

of, relating to, or suitable for a king
Example: kingly robes; a kingly feast

Arabic:	مُلوكي
Chinese (Simplified):	国王的
Chinese (Traditional):	國王的
Czech:	královský
Danish:	kongelig
Dutch:	koninklijk
Estonian:	kuninglik
Finnish:	kuninkaallinen
French:	royal
German:	königlich
Greek:	βασιλικός
Hungarian:	királyi
Icelandic:	konunglegur
Indonesian:	mewah
Italian:	reale, regale

Japanese:	王の
Korean:	왕의, 왕다운
Latvian:	karaļa-; karalisks
Lithuanian:	karaliaus, karališkas
Norwegian:	kongelig
Polish:	królewski
Portuguese (Brazil):	real
Portuguese (Portugal):	régio
Romanian:	regal
Russian:	королевский
Slovak:	kráľovský
Slovenian:	kraljevski
Spanish:	real
Swedish:	kunglig
Turkish:	krala lâyık, *ait

See also: king-size(d), kingdom, kingfisher, king

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Kingly

King"ly\, a. [Compar. Kinglier; superl. Kingliest.] Belonging to, suitable to, or becoming, a king; characteristic of, resembling, a king; directed or administered by a king; monarchical; royal; sovereign; regal; august; noble; grand. "Kingly magnificence." --Sir P. Sidney. "A kingly government." --Swift. "The kingly couch." --Shak.

The kingliest kings are crowned with thorn. --G. Massey.

Leave kingly backs to cope with kingly cares. --Cowper.

Syn: Regal; royal; monarchical; imperial; august; sovereign; noble; splendid.

Usage: Kingly, Regal. Kingly is Anglo-Saxon, and refers especially to the character of a king; regal is Latin, and now relates more to his office. The former is chiefly used of dispositions, feelings, and purposes which are kinglike; as, kingly sentiments; kingly condescension; " a kingly heart for enterprises." --Sir P. Sidney. The latter is oftener applied to external state, pomp, etc.; as, regal state, regal title, etc. This distinction is not observed by our early writers, but is gaining ground.

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Kingly

The kingliest kings are crowned with thorn. --G. Massey.

Leave kingly backs to cope with kingly cares. --Cowper.

Syn: Regal; royal; monarchical; imperial; august; sovereign; noble; splendid.

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