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kingship Definition

king·ship (kiŋs̸hip′)

noun

  1. the position, rank, dignity, or dominion of a king
  2. the rule of a king
  3. majesty: a title sometimes used (with his) in referring to a king

kingship Synonyms

kingship

n.

kingship Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • claim: They were particularly warned to beware of Erik Bloodaxe who claimed kingship over the Untamed Lands.
  • give: His inscription talk of him being given the kingship of the nation by Enlil, the supreme Sumerian god.
  • take: Despite his wounds he boasts to the Storm-god that he will take the kingship of heaven.
  • confer: The Sangha brought about settlements between political leaders, selected kings and conferred the kingship.
  • reject: Nineteen godly ministers of London write to Cromwell urging him to reject the kingship.
  • exercise: Now while Nabonidus maintained the title of king in Arabia, Belshazzar exercised kingship in Babylon.

Adjective modifier

  • sacral: Sacral kingship is something in which we all share.
  • divine: We find the theme of " divine kingship " wherever his sons go.
  • medieval: She suggests instead that the practices of the known medieval kingships more probably reflected the circumstances in which they came to power.
  • Scottish: But Macbeth does stand out by then holding on to the Scottish kingship for 17 years.
  • sacred: In some areas, they were related to the institution of sacred kingship, often expressed through rituals of sacred marriage.
  • imperial: We are far better equipped to understand James in his three kingdoms after 1603 when we understand his evolving imperial kingship in Scotland.

Modifies a noun

mechanism: The other main point of Rohl's book is the importance of court society for both the Kaiser and the " kingship mechanism.