kingship

[ king-ship ]

/ ˈkɪŋ ʃɪp /

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noun

the state, office, or dignity of a king.

rule by a king; monarchy.

aptitude for kingly duties.

(initial capital letter) a title used in referring to a king: Majesty (preceded by His or Your).

Nearby words

kings mountain, kings park, kings peak, kings river, kingsford-smith, kingship, kingside, kingsley, kingsolver, kingsport, kingston

Origin of kingship

First recorded in 1275–1325, kingship is from the Middle English word kingscip. See king, -ship

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Examples from the Web for kingship

For a time, indeed, Johann Orth attempted to maintain a kind of kingship, on the strength of his superior pedigree.
Essays in Rebellion|Henry W. Nevinson
The next five years were employed by this precocious genius of barbarian craft in strengthening his kingship among the Salians.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
The doctrine of the sovereignty of God is but the intellectual reflection of kingship and the belief that the king can do no evil.
Unitarianism in America|George Willis Cooke
Long before that, the kingship had itself become but a name, a show.
Following the Equator, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

If the king were set aside, the abolition of kingship necessarily followed.
The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 2 (of 4)|Thomas Babington Macaulay

British Dictionary definitions for kingship

kingship

/ (ˈkɪŋʃɪp) /

noun

the position or authority of a king

the skill or practice of ruling as a king

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kingship

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British Dictionary definitions for kingship

kingship

noun