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kingly¹

  • /ˈkɪŋ.li/ US
  • [ˈk̟ʰɪ̃ŋ.ɫiː] US

Where it comes from

From Middle English kyngly, from Old English *cyninglīċ (“kingly, royal”), equivalent to king + -ly. Cognate with Dutch koninklijk (“kingly, royal”), German königlich (“kingly”), Swedish kunglig (“kingly”). Compare also Old English cynelīċ (“kingly, royal, public”).

adjective kinglier · kingliest

  1. not comparable Of or belonging to a king or kings; exercised by a king. O thou dull god, why liest thou with the vile / In loathsome beds, and leav'st the kingly couch / A watch-case or a common 'larum-bell?

    Similar: fit for a king, kinglike · Opposite: unkinglike, unkingly, unregal, unroyal

  2. Characteristic of kings, majestic, regal; as befits a king, in the manner of a king. 1580s, Philip Sidney, The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia, London: Simon Waterson, 1613, Book 2, p. 159, https://books.google.ca/books?id=a0XVv0Gubt8C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false For then she sets foorth the liberty of his mind, the high flying of his thoughts, the fitnesse in him to bear

    Similar: fit for a king, kinglike · Opposite: unkinglike, unkingly, unregal, unroyal

kingly²

Where it comes from

From Middle English kyngly, from Old English *cyninglīċe (“kingly, royally”), equivalent to king + -ly. Compare Old English cynelīċe (“kingly, royally, publicly”).

adverb more kingly · most kingly

  1. In a royal manner.

    Similar: kinglily

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adj majestic and regal

Portuguêsrégio
Deutschköniglich, edel, vornehm, majestätisch, wie ein König

adv in a royal manner

Españolmajestuosamente
Portuguêsregiamente
Deutschköniglich, edel, vornehm, majestätisch

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@misc{kingly_2026,
  title = {kingly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kingly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}