kinghood
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of kinghood
First recorded in 1300–50, kinghood is from the Middle English word kinghod. See king, -hood
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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
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 John Hay
"Of what use is his kinghood if he will not exercise it?"
From Lazarre by Mary Hartwell Catherwood
To serve her in her need, Amaldi felt, would confer kinghood of spirit.
From Shadows of Flames A Novel by Amélie Rives
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 Logan Marshall
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