Kingsley, Charles Syllabification: (Kings·ley, Charles)Pronunciation: /ˈkiNGzlē/Definition of Kingsley, Charles (1819–75), English novelist and clergyman. He is remembered for his historical novel Westward Ho! (1855) and for his classic children’s story The Water-Babies (1863). Kingsley, Charles in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Kingsley, Charles in the British & World English dictionary