kingriche
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- kingesriche, king-riche, kynge-riche, kyngriche, kyng-riche
- king riche, kinge riche, kugriche (Early Middle English)
- kingerik, kingrik, king-rik, kingrike, kyngrik, kyngrike, kyngryke (Northern)
Etymology[edit]
From king + -riche, possibly as a calque of Old Norse konungríki or a modification of kineriche.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kingriche (plural kingriches) (especially Northern)
- The realm of a king; a kingdom.
- (rare) Royal authority or dominion.
- (rare) The duration of a ruler's rule; a reign.
- Synonym: kinedom
- (figurative, rare) A divinely-ruled realm.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “king-rīche, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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- Middle English terms suffixed with -riche
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