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kingcraft

American  
[king-kraft, -krahft] / ˈkɪŋˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft /

noun

  1. the art of ruling as king; royal statesmanship.


kingcraft British  
/ ˈkɪŋˌkrɑːft /

noun

  1. archaic the art of ruling as a king, esp by diplomacy and cunning

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of kingcraft

First recorded in 1635–45; king + craft


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Watch the Throne, Jay-Z and 's blockbuster collaboration, makes overt reference to kingcraft, nodding to the exalted status of its makers and invoking the "p-p-p paranoia" that comes with power.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 13, 2011

In the 1820s and '30s, there was the Workingmen's Movement, pitted against the evils of "kingcraft, priestcraft and lawyercraft."

From Time Magazine Archive

"The end and purpose of all kingcraft," said Beowulf.

From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye

The recoil of the mighty wave against kingcraft might even end by forcing abdication for the Prussian monarch.

From Blood and Iron Origin of German Empire As Revealed by Character of Its Founder, Bismarck by John Hubert Greusel

It was a matter of kingcraft, and so the Lord Privy Seal was minded and determined.

From The Fifth Queen And How She Came to Court by Ford Madox Ford

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