kingly

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
king/kɪŋ/

▶noun

• 1 the male ruler of an independent state, especially one who inherits the position by right of birth.

  ■ a person or thing regarded as the finest or most important in its sphere or group.

  ■ used in names of animals and plants that are particularly large, e.g. king cobra.

• 2 the most important chess piece, which the opponent has to checkmate in order to win.

  ■ a piece in draughts with extra capacity for moving, made by crowning an ordinary piece that has reached the opponent's baseline.

• 3 a playing card bearing a representation of a king, ranking next below an ace.

▶verb

• 1 archaic make (someone) king.

• 2 (king it) act in an unpleasantly superior manner.

– derivatives
kinghood noun,
kingless adjective,
kingliness noun,
kingly adjective ,
kingship noun.

– origin OE cyning, cyng, of Gmc origin; rel. to kin.