kinglihood
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]kinglihood (uncountable)
- kingliness; majesty
- 1874, Alfred Tennyson, “The Coming of Arthur”, in Idylls of the King (The Works of Alfred Tennyson; V), cabinet edition, London: Henry S. King & Co., […], →OCLC, page 15:
- But since he neither wore on helm or shield The golden symbol of his kinglihood
- 1844, George Sydney Smythe, Historic Fancies:
- The King at length hath raised
The standard of his sires, in all kinglihood, on high!
References
[edit]- “kinglihood”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.