κάλλιστον ἐφόδιον τῷ γήρᾳ ἡ παιδεία (Aristotle, quoted by Diogenes Laertius 5.21) → the finest provision for old age is education
royal: P. and V. βασιλικός, ἀρχικός, βασίλειος (Thuc. 1, 132), τυραννικύς, V. τύραννος.
fit to rule: B. ἀρχικός.
dignified: P. and V. σεμνός.