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Kingship

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The position, power, or province of a king.

n. The domain ruled by a king; a kingdom.

n. The period or tenure of a king; a reign.

n. Used with his as a title for a king.

n. A monarchy.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The dignity, rank or office of a king; the state of being a king.

n. A monarchy.

n. The territory or dominion of a king; a kingdom.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The state, office, or dignity of a king; royalty.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The state, office, or dignity of a king; royalty; also, royalty of nature; aptitude for kingly duties.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the dignity or rank or position of a king

Word Usage

"Living outside the country for decades, returning only to receive the mantle of kingship from a desperate, rudderless party, he is seen by many as lacking in the visceral day-to-day sense of being a Canadian, working and living in this land."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

rank

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

royalty

Same Context

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