English Online Dictionary. What means kingdom? What does kingdom mean?
English
Alternative forms
- kingdome (obsolete)
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: kĭng'dəm, IPA(key): /ˈkɪŋdəm/
- Rhymes: -ɪŋdəm
- Hyphenation: king‧dom
Noun
kingdom (plural kingdoms)
- A realm having a king and/or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.
- A realm, region, or conceptual space where something is dominant.
- (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).
Synonyms
- (realm): kingric (Britain dialectal, obsolete)
- (taxonomic rank): regnum
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- monarchy
Middle English
Alternative forms
- kyngdom, kyngdoom, kengdam, kyngdam, kyngedome, küngdom, kyngdome, kyngdan
Etymology
From Old English cyningdōm, from Proto-Germanic *kuningadōmaz. Equivalent to king + -dom.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkiŋɡdoːm/, /ˈkiŋɡdɔm/
Noun
kingdom (plural kingdoms)
- dominion, lordship, rulership
- (Christianity) The dominion and authority of God
- kingdom, monarchy
- state, realm
- tribe, clan
- region, domain, zone
- (astrology) The region where a planet's influence predominates
Related terms
- king
Descendants
- English: kingdom
- Scots: kingdom
References
- “MED24300, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-31.