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overkingdom

overkingdom noun: a unit composed of several kingdoms and presided over by an overking; an empire.

Noun

overkingdom (plural overkingdoms)

  1. A unit composed of several kingdoms and presided over by an overking; an empire.
    • The overkingdom of Airgialla comprising Armagh, Monaghan, parts of Louth, Fermanagh, and Tyrone, had ceased to be when the Book of Rights was compiled.1922, John Ryan, Ireland from A.D. 800 to A.D. 1600, Browne and Nolan, page 282

Forms of overkingdom

pluraloverkingdoms
alternative formover-kingdom

Origin of overkingdom

From over- + kingdom.

Questions about overkingdom

What does overkingdom mean?
Overkingdom means a unit composed of several kingdoms and presided over by an overking; an empire.
What part of speech is overkingdom?
Overkingdom is a noun.
What is the plural of overkingdom?
The plural of overkingdom is overkingdoms.

Words near overkingdom in the dictionary

  1. overkills
  2. overkind
  3. overkindly
  4. overkindness
  5. overking
  6. overkingdom
  7. overkingdoms
  8. overkings
  9. overknee
  10. overknowing
  11. overlabor

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