different between pharaoh vs kingdom

English

Alternative forms

• pharao (the supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)
• Pharaoh (the supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)
• pharaon (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English pharao (also as pharaon, farao, faraon, etc.), from Old English pharao, from Late Latin Phara?, from Ancient Greek ????? (Phara?), from Hebrew ????????? (par‘?h), from Egyptian pr ?? (“palace, pharaoh”, literally “pr (“house”) + ?? (“great, big”)”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, General Australian) IPA^(key): /?f?????/, /?f?????/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?fæ?o?/, /?f?(?)?o?/
• Homophones: faro, Faroe

Noun

pharaoh (plural pharaohs)

1. (historical) The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the 'king' in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty
2. (uncountable, card games) The card game faro.

Hyponyms

• (female): pharaohess

Derived terms

• pharaoh ant
• pharaohess
• pharaonic

Translations

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.