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Kingliness

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king·ly  (kngl)
adj. king·li·er, king·li·est
1. Having the status or rank of king.
2. Of, like, or befitting a king; majestic and regal.
adv.
In a royal way; royally.
kingli·ness n.
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MAMA, MEDICAID, 'MERICA By Ordure of The Court NOTICE: Kingliness is next to godliness.
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Both Hal and the king make the connection between rarity and value, but the king describes the quality of kingliness as if it were a substance to be conserved and not "swallow'd.
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During the Restoration and the first half of the eighteenth century, actors such as Thomas Betterton emphasized the power and magnificence of Lear, while Garrick's portrayal, dominating the stage from 1742 through 1776 and the popular memory thereafter, was designed to reflect both Lear's kingliness and his pathos, drawing as many and as frequent tears from the audience as possible.
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