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kingship

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Etymology

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Fromking +‎-ship.

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Noun

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kingship (countable anduncountable,pluralkingships)

  1. The dignity, rank, or office of aking; the state of being a king.
    Hyponyms:administrative kingship,high kingship
    Coordinate terms:queenship,queendom,princeship,princedom,princess-ship,princessdom
    Near-synonym:kingdom
    • 1995,Julius Evola, “The Beginning”, in Guido Stucco, transl.,Revolt against the Modern World[1], Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions International, translation ofRivolta contro il mondo moderno,→ISBN, page 6:
      The traditional world knew divinekingship.
    • 2021,Tracy Borman,Crown and Sceptre: A New History of the British Monarchy, from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II, Grove Atlantic,→ISBN, page25:
      [Of Henry I, who reigned 1100–1135:] Although the king's harsh treatment of his brother[Robert Curthose] sparked widespread criticism, it was typical of Henry's pragmatic approach tokingship. If he had shown greater mercy and set Robert free, it would have been only a matter of time before Curthose made fresh trouble. As it was, the Anglo-Norman territory that had been so hard won by their father was now firmly under Henry's control.
  2. Amonarchy.
  3. The territory or dominion of a king; akingdom.

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state of being a king
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