kinghood

[ king-hood ]

noun

1. the state of being king; kingship.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kinghood¹

First recorded in 1300–50, kinghood is from the Middle English word kinghod. See king, -hood

Example Sentences

He admits the story, but depicts Arthur as the flower of kinghood, ‘Rex quondam rexque futurus.’

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Kinghood is equally necessary in Greek dynasty, and in Gothic.

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In Louis, surely, if in any one, the majesty of kinghood is represented.

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To serve her in her need, Amaldi felt, would confer kinghood of spirit.

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