different between kingdom vs principalities

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

Noun

principalities

1. plural of principality