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kinglihood

kinglihood noun: kingliness; majesty.

Noun

kinglihood (uncountable)

  1. kingliness; majesty
    • But since he neither wore on helm or shield The golden symbol of his kinglihood1874, Alfred Tennyson, “The Coming of Arthur”, in Idylls of the King (The Works of Alfred Tennyson; V), cabinet edition, London: Henry S. King & Co., […], →OCLC, page 15
    • The King at length hath raised
      The standard of his sires, in all kinglihood, on high!1844, George Sydney Smythe, Historic Fancies

Origin of kinglihood

From kingly + -hood.

Questions about kinglihood

What does kinglihood mean?
Kinglihood means kingliness; majesty.
What part of speech is kinglihood?
Kinglihood is a noun.

Words near kinglihood in the dictionary

  1. kinglessness
  2. kinglet
  3. kinglets
  4. kinglier
  5. kingliest
  6. kinglihood
  7. kinglike
  8. kinglily
  9. kingliness
  10. kinglinesses
  11. kingling

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