kingdom

• kingdome (obsolete)

From Middle English kingdom, kyngdom, from Old English cyningdōm from Proto-Germanic *kuningadōmaz, equivalent to king +‎ -dom. Cognate with Scots kingdom, West Frisian keuningdom, Dutch koningdom, German Königtum, Danish kongedømme, Swedish kungadöme, and Icelandic konungdómur.

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: kĭng'dəm, IPA^(key): /ˈkɪŋdəm/

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋdəm
• Hyphenation: king‧dom

kingdom (plural kingdoms)

1. A realm having a king and/or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.
2. A realm, region, or conceptual space where something is dominant.

   the kingdom of thought

   the kingdom of the dead

3. (taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom).

• (realm): kingric (Britain dialectal, obsolete), riche (obsolete)
• (taxonomic rank): regnum

• monarchy

• kyngdom, kyngdoom, kengdam, kyngdam, kyngedome, küngdom, kyngdome, kyngdan

From Old English cyningdōm, from Proto-Germanic *kuningadōmaz. Equivalent to king +‎ -dom.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiŋɡdoːm/, /ˈkiŋɡdɔm/

kingdom (plural kingdoms)

1. dominion, lordship, rulership
2. (Christianity) The dominion and authority of God
3. kingdom, monarchy
4. state, realm
5. tribe, clan
6. region, domain, zone
7. (astrology) The region where a planet's influence predominates

• king

• English: kingdom
• Scots: kingdom

• “MED24300, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-31.