kunglig

• konglig (obsolete)

kung +‎ -lig, from Old Swedish konung(s)liker

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kunglig (comparative kungligare, superlative kungligast)

1. royal, pertaining to the monarch or monarchy
2. royal, majestic, festive, kingly

   Sällan har svensk prosa skridit fram med kungligare hållning än här

   Rarely has Swedish prose come forth in a more majestic posture than here

   • Shakespeare (Hagberg's translation), Henry VI, part 2, act V, scene 1, York speaking:

     Min börd är vida ädlare än kungens, Och vida kungligare är min hug;

     I am far better born than is the king, More like a king, more kingly in my thoughts:

3. royal, national, governmental, pertaining to the state and government (as opposed to parliamentary matters, private business or municipal affairs), (abbreviated kungl.)

   kungliga biblioteket

   royal library = national library

   kungliga telegrafverket

   national telegraph (telecom) administration

   kunglig förordning

   royal decree = governmental ordinance

4. (slang) great, awesome

   Synonym: king

• konungslig
• kunglighet

• kunglig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kunglig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)