kinghood
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of kinghood
First recorded in 1300–50, kinghood is from the Middle English word kinghod. See king, -hood
Example Sentences
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Shakespeare's Henry V. As Shakesspeare wrote it, The Cronicle History of Henry the fift is an intensely masculine, simple, sanguine drama of kinghood and war.
From Time Magazine Archive
King am I, whatsoever be their cry; And one last act of kinghood shalt thou see Yet, ere I pass.”
From Famous Tales of Fact and Fancy Myths and Legends of the Nations of the World Retold for Boys and Girls by Marshall, Logan
Slaves whose souls tell them that they are but slaves, Strike those whose native kinghood all can see: Martyrdom is the stamp of royalty.
From Sonnets by Symonds, John Addington
I have sometimes thought that a symptom of the decay of true kinghood in modern times is the love of monarchs for solitude.
From Castilian Days by Hay, John
To serve her in her need, Amaldi felt, would confer kinghood of spirit.
From Shadows of Flames A Novel by Rives, Amélie
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