stately

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Grand, impressive, and dignified in appearance.

   They visited a stately old mansion in the countryside.

2. 2
   adj

   Slow, calm, and dignified in movement.

   The procession moved at a stately pace through the streets.

From Middle English staately, staatly, stateli, statelie, stately, statelyche, statelye, statli, statly. Compare stour. By surface analysis, state + -ly (adjectival suffix).

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