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▪ I. kingly, a.|ˈkɪŋlɪ|
Also 4–6 kyng-.
[f. king n. + -ly1. Not in OE., which had cynelíc royal, kingly; but cf. OFris. kining-, kenenglik, MDu. coninc-, koninglijc (Du. koninklijk), OHG. chuninclîh (MHG. küniclîch, G. königlich), ON. konungligr (Da. kongelig, Sw. kong(s)lig).]
1. Of the nature of a king or kings; royal; of royal rank.
1382Wyclif 1 Pet. ii. 9 Ȝe ben a kynde chosun, kyngly presthod, holy folk. 1535Coverdale Hos. v. 1 Geue eare, o thou kingly house. 1611Shakes. Wint. T. iii. ii. 167 He..to my Kingly Guest Vnclasp'd my practise. 1618Lithgow Pilgr. Farew. in Farr. S.P. Jas. I, 338 Wer'st thou a kinglie sonne, and vertue want, Thou art more brute than beastes. 1652Sir E. Peyton (title) The Divine Catastrophe of the Kingly Family of the House of Stuarts. 1877Freeman Norm. Conq. (ed. 3) I. iii. 108 In every Kingdom there was a kingly house, out of which..alone kings were chosen.
2. Of or belonging to a king; held, exercised, or issued by a king; fit or suitable for a king; royal, regal.
1387–8T. Usk Test. Love i. v. (Skeat) l. 126 Dauid that from keping of shepe, was drawen vp in to the order of kingly gouernaunce. c1430Life St. Kath. (1884) 29 Lettres seled wyth his kyngly ryng. 1535Coverdale Esther i. 19 Yf it please the kynge, let there go a kyngly commaundement from him. 1585T. Washington tr. Nicholay's Voy. i. xviii. 20 b, Governours..did chase them away with al the other kinglie officers. 1601Shakes. Jul. C. iii. ii. 101, I thrice presented him a Kingly Crowne, Which he did thrice refuse.
1780Cowper Table-Talk 174 Leave kingly backs to cope with kingly cares. a1826Heber Hymn, The Son of God goes forth to war, A kingly crown to gain. 1855Macaulay Hist. Eng. xvii. IV. 42 Whether the magistrate to whom the whole kingly power was transferred should assume the kingly title.
b. Of government: Monarchical.
16582nd Narr. late Parlt. in Select. fr. Harl. Misc. (1793) 421 To change the government from kingly to parliamentary. 1676G. Towerson Decalogue 232 Aristotle..was no friend of the kingly government. 1835Thirlwall Greece I. vi. 163 The kingly form of government appears to have been the only one known in the heroic age. 1899Daily News 8 May 8/4 [Mommsen's] conclusions regarding capital punishment in Kingly, Republican, and Imperial Rome.
3. Having the character, quality, or attributes of a king; kinglike; dignified, majestic, noble. Of persons, their actions, etc.
1593Shakes. 2 Hen. VI, v. i. 29, I am farre better borne then is the king: More like a King, more Kingly in my thoughts. 1605Play Stucley 2138 in Simpson Sch. Shaks. (1878) I. 243 What a high spirit hath this Englishman He tunes his speeches to a kingly key. a1618Raleigh Prerog. Parl. (1628) 5 There is nothing more kingly in a King, then the performance of his word. 1687Dryden Hind & P. iii. 881 A generous, laudable, and kingly pride. 1858Hawthorne Fr. & It. Jrnls. II. 24 The possession of this kingly look implies nothing whatever as respects kingly and commanding qualities.
fig.1853Kane Grinnell Exp. xlix. (1856) 461 The kingly bergs began their impressive march. 1877Tennyson Harold iii. i. 79 The kingliest Abbey in all Christian lands.
▪ II. ˈkingly, adv.
[f. as prec. + -ly2. Cf. MDu. coninclîke, ON. konungliga.]
In a kingly manner, royally; regally.
1586Marlowe 1st Pt. Tamburl. iii. iii, Each man a crown! Why, kingly fought, i'faith. 1658Cleveland Rustic Rampant Wks. (1687) 442 This Way he could not but dye Kingly, at least, like a Gentleman. 1742Pope Dunc. iv. 207 Low bow'd the rest: He, kingly, did but nod. 1872Tennyson Gareth & Lynette 124 When I was frequent with him in my youth, And heard him Kingly speak. |