kinedom

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English cynedōm; equivalent to kine- (royal) +‎ -dom (abstract nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkin(ə)doːm/
  • (with reduction) IPA(key): /ˈkin(ə)dam/, /ˈkin(ə)dum/

Noun

kinedom (plural kinedoms)

  1. Capacity to rule; authority, dominion, might.
    Synonyms: kingdom, kineriche, kingriche (rare)
  2. The duration of a ruler's rule; a reign.
    Synonym: kingriche (rare)
  3. The realm of a king; a kingdom.
    Synonyms: kingdom, kineriche, kingriche
  4. (figurative) Divine authority or power.
    Synonyms: kingdom, kineriche
  5. (rare) The people of a kingdom.
    Synonyms: kingdom, kineriche

Descendants

  • English: kindom (Yorkshire, obsolete)
  • Middle Scots: kindom

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