A kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to restrain the wind and waves.
The dead body of such a bird, said in Tudor times to act as a weather vane when hung from a beam.
A tropical kingfisher of the genus Halcyon, such as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia.
Pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher.
Calm, undisturbed, peaceful, serene.
A king or lord.
A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign.
The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman.
Serving an independent sovereign or master; bound by a feudal tenure; obliged to be faithful and loyal to a superior, such as a vassal to his lord; faithful.
Sovereign; independent; having authority or right to allegiance.