kinghood
kinghood noun: the quality or state of being a king.
Noun
kinghood (usually uncountable, plural kinghoods)
- The quality or state of being a king.
- Everything about him suggests it; from his first conversion from the imperial to the papal (and popular) cause, to his great refusal of the kinghood of the city he had taken; "I will not wear a crown of gold where my Master wore a crown of thorns."1920, G. K. Chesterton, The New Jerusalem
- King am I, whatsoever be their cry; And one last act of kinghood shalt thou see Yet, ere I pass."1922, Charles Sylvester, Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5
Synonyms of kinghood
Forms of kinghood
| plural | kinghoods |
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Origin of kinghood
From Middle English kinghod, equivalent to king + -hood.
Questions about kinghood
- What does kinghood mean?
- Kinghood means the quality or state of being a king.
- What part of speech is kinghood?
- Kinghood is a noun.
- What is the plural of kinghood?
- The plural of kinghood is kinghoods.
Words near kinghood in the dictionary
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