royaume

See also: royaûme

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French reaume, realme, a derivative of real, or from an alteration (with influence from royal) of Old French reiame, from Latin regimine. Compare régime.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁwa.jom/, /ʁwa.jɔm/
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Noun

royaume m (plural royaumes)

kingdom

Derived terms

au royaume des aveugles, les borgnes sont rois
il y a quelque chose de pourri au royaume du Danemark
Royaume-Uni (“United Kingdom”)

Related terms

roi
royal

Further reading

“royaume”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Noun

royaume

Alternative form of roialme

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