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Meanings of kingly in English

Having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king.

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Examples for "kinglike"
1
His face was like the face of a large animal, kinglike and balanced.
Anthropology of an american girl: a novel
2
He was dead, as they would all soon be, and the couch was purple and kinglike.
The Lion's Brood
3
Two of them were thin, with eager, aesthetic countenances, while the third was kinglike and majestic, with a noble figure and flowing beard.
The Mystery of Cloomber
4
Hakim, thou hast chosen thy boon; and though I had rather thou hadst asked my crown jewels, yet I may not, kinglike, refuse thee.
The Talisman
5
Kinglike he was, though he had no crown and was meanly clad, without brooch or bracelet that a king should wear.
Havelok the Dane: A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln
Usage of kingly in English
1
Such were the chief improvements of the city during the kingly rule.
The Old Roman World : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilizati...
2
We here see the blending of the theocratic with the kingly rule.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02: Jewish Heroes and Prophets
3
This style goes kingly; it calls for absolute credence and unhesitating submission.
Expositions of Holy Scripture / Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor P...
4
Alas casting off kingly prosperity, she chose a life in the woods.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 / Books 13...
5
Our King is kingly, and He sees the end from the beginning.
A Day of Fate
6
This very night your kingly rival shall be placed in your hands.
Windsor Castle
7
Trump prefers the kingly diktat that makes instant headlines and good TV.
The Guardian
8
He sees himself as a sort of kingly Santa Claus these days.
Mixed Magics
9
As the game begins, you and your kingly entourage enter the town.
Wired
10
They united the kingly power, but transferred the entire sovereignty to Rome.
Roman History, Books I-III
11
Celinor led Erin up six flights of stairs to a kingly bedchamber.
The Lair of Bones
12
Now a Hapsburg recognises the privilege of mercy amongst his kingly attributes.
Round About the Carpathians
13
All 'bus-drivers have a kingly look; it comes from their proud position.
This Is the End
14
The censors wore rich robes of scarlet, and had almost kingly dignity.
The Story of Rome from the Earliest Times to the End of the Repu...
15
He has been known to encounter successfully even the kingly tiger himself.
Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier / Twelve Years Sporting Re...
16
Now strike a kingly stroke against the one traitor who still stands.
King Arthur and His Knights
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common