realm

[ relm ]

noun

1. a royal domain; kingdom:

   the realm of England.

2. the region, sphere, or domain within which anything occurs, prevails, or dominates:

   the realm of dreams.

3. the special province or field of something or someone:

   the realm of physics; facts within the realm of political scientists.

realm

/ rɛlm /

noun

1. a royal domain; kingdom (now chiefly in such phrases as Peer of the Realm )
2. a field of interest, study, etc

   the realm of the occult

Other Words From

• under·realm noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of realm¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English realme, reaume, Old French reialme, from Latin regimen “guidance, direction, rule,” influenced by Old French reial “royal” ( royal )

Word History and Origins

Origin of realm¹

C13: from Old French reialme , from Latin regimen rule, influenced by Old French reial royal, from Latin rēgālis regal ¹

Synonym Study

See kingdom.

Example Sentences

Between short-term and seasonal prediction lies the realm of subseasonal prediction.

From Science News

For far too long, they’ve been relegated to the realm of side dishes or “rabbit food.”

From Outside Online

Buying Netflix seemed like within the realm of possibility five years ago when the video streaming service was valued at around $40 billion.

From Fortune

As with all things in the realm of biology, the devil’s in the details, but our tools for manipulating nature have advanced in the last few decades too.

From Singularity Hub 

Another theater of war for improved drugs is the realm of drug delivery.

From Singularity Hub 

I have learned a lot about productions and the abilities I have in this realm.

From The Daily Beast

The shockwaves of that incident are still being felt in some dustier corners of the realm.

From The Daily Beast

What is it about Black Alice and Strix that places them in the realm of anti-hero?

From The Daily Beast

So the elves in the Woodland Realm were an obvious [choice].

From The Daily Beast

They operate in a realm largely untouched by legislation, unions, and guilds.

From The Daily Beast

All the Italian merchants in the realm of France, called money lenders, seized by order of Philip the fair, for their ransoms.

From Project Gutenberg

“I should try to rule the realm like a Christian statesman,” replied Mr. Ducksmith.

From Project Gutenberg

In order to understand what follows we must make a short excursion into the realm of acoustics.

From Project Gutenberg

Realm of enchantment, break your mystic spell, Land of the lotus, smiling land farewell!

From Project Gutenberg

He dreaded to leave Gaveston 'among his enemies,' lest that troubler of the realm should 'meet death, prison, or worse.'

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• dimension
• domain
• field
• sphere
• territory
• world