'Kingly' definitions:
Definition of 'kingly'
From: WordNet
adjective
Having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king; "symbolizing kingly power"; "the murder of his kingly guest" [syn: kingly, kinglike]
Definition of 'Kingly'
From: GCIDE
- Kingly \King"ly\, a. [Compar. Kinglier; superl. Kingliest.] Belonging to, suitable to, or becoming, a king; characteristic of, or 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. [1913 Webster]
- The kingliest kings are crowned with thorn. --G. Massey. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Kingly'
From: GCIDE
- Kingly \King"ly\, adv. In a kingly or kinglike manner. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Low bowed the rest; he, kingly, did but nod. --Pore. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Although this citation, one from Paradise Lost, and one from Shakespeare's ll4th Sonnet are given by lexicographers as examples of adverbial use, it is by no means clear that the word is not an adjective in each instance. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'kingly'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aristocratic,
- august,
- chivalrous,
- courtly,
- dignified,
- ducal,
- dynastic,
- exalted,
- genteel,
- gentle,
- gentlemanlike,
- gentlemanly,
- grand,
- grave,
- high,
- imperatorial,
- imperatorious,
- imperial,
- imperious,
- imposing,
- kinglike,
- knightly,
- ladylike,
- lordly,
- magisterial,
- majestic,
- masterful,
- monarchal,
- monarchial,
- monarchic,
- monarchical,
- noble,
- of gentle blood,
- of rank,
- patrician,
- powerful,
- princelike,
- princely,
- puissant,
- purple,
- queenlike,
- queenly,
- quite the lady,
- regal,
- royal,
- sedate,
- sober,
- solemn,
- sovereign,
- stately,
- statuesque,
- titled,
- venerable,
- worthy
Words containing 'Kingly'
- King,
- Kinged,
- Kinging,
- Kings,
- i kings,
- 1 kings,
- 2 kings,
- Apostolic king,
- King City,
- King City, OR,
- King Cole,
- King Cotton,
- King County,
- King Cove,
- King George,
- King Salmon,
- King William,
- King and Queen,
- King auk,
- King card,
- King conch,
- King crab,
- King crow,
- King duck,
- King eagle,
- King hake,
- King monkey,
- King mullet,
- King of Prussia,
- King of terrors,
- King of the herrings,
- King parrakeet,
- King penguin,
- King rail,
- King snake,
- King sora,
- King tody,
- King vulture,
- King wood,
- King's Bench,
- King's counsel,
- King's cushion,
- King's evidence,
- King's evil,
- King's silver,
- King's spear,
- King's yellow,
- King, NC,
- King, TX,
- King, WA,
- Kings Beach,
- Kings County,
- Kings Grant,
- Kings Mountain,
- Kings Park,
- Kings Point,
- Kings, CA,
- Kings, NY,
- Sea king,
- Shepherd kings,
- The King's English,
- The king's farmer,
- Vice king,
- dale the kings,
- ii kings,
- king arthur,
- king begonia,
- king cobra,
- king devil,
- king ferdinand,
- king fern,
- king harold i,
- king hussein,
- king james,
- king james i,
- king john,
- king lear,
- king mackerel,
- king nut,
- king oedipus,
- king of beasts,
- king of england,
- king of france,
- king of swing,
- king of the germans,
- king of the herring,
- king oliver,
- king orange,
- king post,
- king protea,
- king size,
- king whiting,
- king's english,
- king's ransom,
- kings dale,
- kings the books of,
- like kings,
- march king,
- sailor king,
- sun king,
- Alaskan king crab,
- Divine right of kings,
- Good King Henry,
- Keeper of the King's conscience,
- King Charles spaniel,
- King City, CA,
- King City, MO,
- King County, TX,
- King County, WA,
- King Cove, AK,
- King George County,
- King George, VA,
- King Salmon, AK,
- King William County,
- King William, VA,
- King and Queen County,
- King and Queen, VA,
- King bird of paradise,
- King of Prussia, PA,
- King-at-arms,
- King-of-arms,
- King-post,
- Kings Bay Base,
- Kings Beach, CA,
- Kings County, CA,
- Kings County, NY,
- Kings Grant, NC,
- Kings Mountain, NC,
- Kings Park, NY,
- Kings Point, FL,
- Kings Point, MT,
- Kings Point, NY,
- Marshal of the King's house,
- Reid Hope King,
- To turn King's evidence,
- alaska king crab,
- b. b. king,
- billie jean king,
- chronicles of king david,
- hiram king williams,
- king camp gilette,
- king harold ii,
- king james bible,
- king james version,
- king nut hickory,
- king of great britain,
- king william pine,
- king-size,
- king-sized,
- kingly office of christ,
- martin luther king,
- riley b king,
- robert king merton,
- three kings' day,
- Garter king-at-arms,
- King George County, VA,
- King William County, VA,
- King and Queen County, VA,
- Kings Bay Base, GA,
- Reid Hope King, TX,
- billie jean moffitt king,
- good-king-henry,
- king arthur's round table,
- kings canyon national park,
- martin luther king day,
- martin luther king jr.,
- Chain O' Lakes-King,
- martin luther king jr's birthday,
- Chain O' Lakes-King, WI