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)

1. Capacity to rule; authority, dominion, might.

   Synonyms: kingdom, kineriche, kingriche (rare)

2. The duration of a ruler's rule; a reign.

   Synonym: kingriche (rare)

3. The realm of a king; a kingdom.

   Synonyms: kingdom, kineriche, kingriche

4. (figurative) Divine authority or power.

   Synonyms: kingdom, kineriche

5. (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.