different between kingdom vs palace

English

Alternative forms

• kingdome (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English kingdom, kyngdom, from Old English cyningd?m from Proto-Germanic *kuningad?maz, equivalent to king +? -dom. Cognate with Scots kingdom, West Frisian keuningdom, Dutch koningdom, German Königtum, Danish kongedømme, Swedish kungadöme, and Icelandic konungdómur.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: k?ng'd?m, IPA^(key): /?k??d?m/
• Hyphenation: king?dom

Noun

kingdom (plural kingdoms)

1. A realm having a king and/or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.
2. A realm, region, or conceptual space where something is dominant.

3. (taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom).

Synonyms

• (realm): kingric (Britain dialectal, obsolete), riche (obsolete)
• (taxonomic rank): regnum

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• monarchy

Middle English

Alternative forms

• kyngdom, kyngdoom, kengdam, kyngdam, kyngedome, küngdom, kyngdome, kyngdan

Etymology

From Old English cyningd?m, from Proto-Germanic *kuningad?maz. Equivalent to king +? -dom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ki??do?m/, /?ki??d?m/

Noun

kingdom (plural kingdoms)

1. dominion, lordship, rulership
2. (Christianity) The dominion and authority of God
3. kingdom, monarchy
4. state, realm
5. tribe, clan
6. region, domain, zone
7. (astrology) The region where a planet's influence predominates

Related terms

• king

Descendants

• English: kingdom
• Scots: kingdom

References

• “MED24300, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-31.

English

Etymology

From Middle English paleys, from Old French palais, which comes from Latin pal?tium, from Pal?tium, in reference to the Palatine (Palatine Hill), one of the seven hills of Rome, where the aristocracy of the Roman Republic—and later, Roman emperors—built large, splendid residences. The name is ultimately either from Etruscan, the same source as Pales (“Pales, the Italic goddess of shepherds, flocks and livestock”), or Latin palus (“stake; enclosure”). Doublet of palazzo and Pfalz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pæl?s/
• (General Australian, weak vowel merger) IPA^(key): /?pæl?s/
• Rhymes: -æl?s
• Hyphenation: pal?ace

Noun

palace (plural palaces)

1. Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system.
2. A large and lavishly ornate residence.
3. A large, ornate public building used for entertainment or exhibitions.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

palace (third-person singular simple present palaces, present participle palacing, simple past and past participle palaced)

1. (archaic) To decorate or ornate.

References

French

Etymology

From English palace, itself from Old French palais. Doublet of palais.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.las/

Noun

palace m (plural palaces)

1. luxury hotel

Further reading

• “palace” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle English

Noun

palace

1. Alternative form of paleys