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?
Characteristic of kings, majestic, regal; as befits a king, in the manner of a king.
In a royal manner.
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 (“kin...
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