Etymology

queenly

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Today it means: Having the status, rank or qualities of a queen; regal. Full definition →

Middle English queenly ← Old English cwēnlīċ
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queenly · adjective1

  1. Old English · inherited fromcwēnlīċ
  2. Middle English · inherited fromqueenly
  3. English todayqueenly

From Middle English queenly, quenly, from Old English cwēnlīċ, equivalent to queen + -ly.

queenly · adverb2

  1. Englishqueen
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. English todayqueenly

From queen + -ly.

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