kinedom

Middle English

Alternative forms

coindam, kendame, kenedom, kindam, kindome, kymdam, kyndam, kyndame, kyndham, kyndom, kynedam, kynedom
cune-dom, cynedom (Early Middle English)

Etymology

From Old English cynedōm; equivalent to kine- (“royal”) +‎ -dom (abstract nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkin(ə)doːm/
(with reduction) IPA^(key): /ˈkin(ə)dam/, /ˈkin(ə)dum/

Noun

kinedom (plural kinedoms)

Capacity to rule; authority, dominion, might.
Synonyms: kingdom, kineriche, kingriche (rare)
The duration of a ruler's rule; a reign.
Synonym: kingriche (rare)
The realm of a king; a kingdom.
Synonyms: kingdom, kineriche, kingriche
(figurative) Divine authority or power.
Synonyms: kingdom, kineriche
(rare) The people of a kingdom.
Synonyms: kingdom, kineriche

Descendants

English: kindom (Yorkshire, obsolete)
Middle Scots: kindom

References

“kinedọ̄̆m, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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