Etymology

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Today it means: Of or belonging to a king or kings; exercised by a king. Full definition →

Middle English kyngly ← Old English *cyninglīċ
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kingly · adjective1

  1. Old English · inherited from*cyninglīċ“kingly, royal”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromkyngly
  3. English todaykingly

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”).

kingly · adverb2

  1. Old English · inherited from*cyninglīċe“kingly, royally”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromkyngly
  3. English todaykingly

From Middle English kyngly, from Old English *cyninglīċe (“kingly, royally”), equivalent to king + -ly. Compare Old English cynelīċe (“kingly, royally, publicly”).

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