kingly
kingly adjective: of or belonging to a king or kings; exercised by a king.
Adjective
kingly (comparative kinglier, superlative kingliest)
- 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?c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...
- But in Sparta, which was called a kingly government, though the people were perfectly free, yet because the administration was in the two kings and the ephori, with the assistance of the senate, we read of no impeachments by the people;1701, Jonathan Swift, A Discourse of the Contests and Dissensions between the Nobles and the Commons in Athens and Rome, Chapter IV, in The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, edited by John Nichols...
- Synonyms:
- fit for a king, kinglike
- Antonyms:
- unkinglike, unkingly, unregal, unroyal
- Characteristic of kings, majestic, regal; as befits a king, in the manner of a king.
- For then she sets foorth the liberty of his mind, the high flying of his thoughts, the fitnesse in him to beare rule, the singular loue the subiects bare him; that it was doubtful, whether his wit were greater in winning their fauours, or his courage in imploying their fauours: that he was not...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
- Tho' trouble-tried, and torture-torn, / The kingliest Kings are crown'd with thorn.1854, Gerald Massey, “The Kingliest Kings”, in Poems and Ballads, New York: J.C. Derby, page 92
- Synonyms:
- fit for a king, kinglike
- Antonyms:
- unkinglike, unkingly, unregal, unroyal
Adverb
kingly (comparative more kingly, superlative most kingly)
kingly meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
kingly in Hindi
- kingly, royal, regal
- शाहाना śāhānā
kingly in Urdu
- ملوکانہ, شاہانہ, شاہی
kingly in Bengali
- kingly, pompous
- রাজকীয় rajokiẏo
kingly in Malayalam
- monarchical, royal, regal
- രാജ, രാജകീയ, രാജാവിനെസംബന്ധിച്ച, മാഹാരാജിക, സിംഹിക, രാജാവിന്റേതായ
- stately, regal, majestic
- രാജകീയ, രാജയോഗ്യമായ, രാജോചിതം, രാജന്യോചിത, നൃപോചിതമായ, രാജാവിനു ചേർന്ന
More languagesFewer languages
- kingly in Sanskrit
- राज्य rājya
- kingly in Persian
- شاهوار šâhvâr
Examples of kingly in a sentence
- Leave kingly backs to cope with kingly cares; They have their weight to carry, subjects theirs;1782, William Cowper, Table Talk:
- As for Bradly, he reclined in kingly ease, smoking austerely, and ejecting a grunt at intervals into her narrative, confessing an interest in it.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 138:
Synonyms of kingly
Antonyms
Forms of kingly
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | kinglier |
| superlative | kingliest |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more kingly |
| superlative | most kingly |
Origin of kingly
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”).
From Middle English kyngly, from Old English *cyninglīċe (“kingly, royally”), equivalent to king + -ly. Compare Old English cynelīċe (“kingly, royally, publicly”).
Words formed from kingly
Questions about kingly
- What does kingly mean?
- Kingly means of or belonging to a king or kings; exercised by a king.
- What is kingly in Hindi?
- Kingly in Hindi is शाहाना (śāhānā). See Kingly meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use kingly in a sentence?
- Leave kingly backs to cope with kingly cares; They have their weight to carry, subjects theirs;
- What part of speech is kingly?
- Kingly can be an adjective or an adverb.
Words near kingly in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: kingly (page history and authors); शाहाना (Hindi) (page history and authors); kingly (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); রাজকীয় (Bengali) (page history and authors); kingly (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). 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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