kingship Definition
king·ship (kiŋ′s̸hip′)
noun
- the position, rank, dignity, or dominion of a king
- the rule of a king
- majesty: a title sometimes used (with his) in referring to a king
kingship Synonyms
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.
Browse dictionary entries near kingship
- ‹ Kingsbury Commitment
- ‹ Kings
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- ‹ kingmaker
- ‹ kingly
- ‹ kinglet
- ‹ kingfisher
- ‹ kingfish
- ‹ Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes
- ‹ kingdom come
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