kineriche

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English cynerīċe (a kingdom), from Proto-West Germanic *kunirīkī; equivalent to kine- +‎ -riche and cognate with Old High German chuneriche, Middle Dutch conrike. See also kingriche.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkin(ə)rit͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈkin(ə)rik(ə)/
  • (unreduced) IPA(key): /ˈkin(ə)ˌriːt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈkin(ə)ˌriːk(ə)/

Noun

kineriche (plural kineriches or (early) kinerichen)

  1. The realm of a king; a kingdom.
    Synonyms: kinedom, kingdom, kingriche
  2. Royal authority or dominion.
    Synonyms: kinedom, kingdom, kingriche (rare)
  3. The people of a (divine) kingdom.
    Synonyms: kinedom, kingdom
  4. (figurative) The Kingdom of God; the divine kingdom.
    Synonyms: kinedom, kingdom, kingriche (rare)
  5. (figurative) Divine authority or power.
    Synonyms: kinedom, kingdom

Descendants

  • Middle Scots: kinrik

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