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Kingly

Of or belonging to a king or kings; exercised by a king.

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adjective
  1. 1

    Of or belonging to a king or kings; exercised by a king.

  2. 2

    Characteristic of kings, majestic, regal.

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noblenounHaving honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.
kinglikeResembling or characteristic of a king.

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kinglikeResembling or characteristic of a king.
noblenounHaving honorable qualities; having moral eminence and freedom from anything petty, mean or dubious in conduct and character.
regalnounOf, pertaining to, or suitable for royalty.
regiusnoun(rare outside set phrases such as those found below) Of or relating to a king; royal.
royalnoun(somewhat informal, often capitalised) A royal person; a member of a royal family.
courtlyBefitting of a royal court; reflecting the manners or behaviour of people at court.
regaliannounOf or pertaining to a royal ruler
monarchicalOf or pertaining to a monarch or monarchy.
monarchicnounOf, or relating to monarchy or to a monarch.
lordlyHaving the qualities of a lord; lordlike; noble
princelyRelating to a prince.
royalisticof or pertaining to royalism or royalists
knightlyBefitting a knight; formally courteous (as a knight); chivalrous, gallant and courtly.
principalnoun(finance, uncountable) The money originally invested or loaned, on which basis interest and returns are calculated.
aulicnounA ceremony at some European universities to confer a Doctor of Divinity degree.
regnalOf or pertaining to the reign of a monarch (or pope).
reginalnounOf, relating to, or resembling a queen.
kingsleyanOf or pertaining to Charles Kingsley (1819–1875), English priest, novelist, and historian.
crownnoun(clothing, monarchy) A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
kinlyInvolving or characteristic of kinship.

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