Kingsley

American  

[kingz-lee] / ˈkɪŋz li /

noun

1. Charles, 1819–75, English clergyman, novelist, and poet.

2. Sidney, 1906–1995, U.S. playwright.

3. a male given name.

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Kingsley British  

/ ˈkɪŋzlɪ /

noun

1. Sir Ben. born 1943, British actor. He won an Oscar for his performance in the title role of the film Gandhi (1982); his later films include Schindler's List (1993) and Sexy Beast (2000)

2. Charles. 1819–75, British clergyman and author. His works include the historical romances Westward Ho! (1855) and Hereward the Wake (1866) and the children's story The Water Babies (1863)

3. his brother, Henry . 1830–76, British novelist, editor, and journalist, who spent some time in Australia. His works include Ravenshoe (1861) and the Anglo-Australian novels The Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn (1859) and The Hillyars and the Burtons (1865)

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Example Sentences

As “The Ten Commandments” hits its 70th anniversary this year, Moses’ staff passes to Ben Kingsley, who stars in “The Old Stories: Moses,” a companion piece to “House of David” premiering later this spring.

From Salon

Kingsley previously played Moses in an eponymously-titled 1995 production for TNT, part of a 27-installment collection that ended in 2002 with “Apocalypse” – an appropriate subject, perhaps, considering the time’s prevailing anxieties.

From Salon

Model Gemma Kingsley, 50, was handed a sentence of seven years and seven months at Swindon Crown Court on Wednesday.

From BBC

Across four years Kingsley, of Beadnell in Northumberland, wove "a web of lies", tricking men into relationships saying she was soon to inherit a large fortune, using that to persuade them to spend huge sums on her behalf.

From BBC

The court heard two of Kingsley's victims were recently divorced, and were emotionally vulnerable when they met her.

From BBC