kingriche

Middle English

Alternative forms

• 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

From king +‎ -riche, possibly as a calque of Old Norse konungríki or a modification of kineriche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkinɡrit͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈkinɡrik(ə)/
• (unreduced) IPA^(key): /ˈkinɡˌriːt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈkinɡˌriːk(ə)/

Noun

kingriche (plural kingriches) (especially Northern)

1. The realm of a king; a kingdom.

   Synonyms: kinedom, kineriche, kingdom

2. (rare) Royal authority or dominion.

   Synonyms: kinedom, kineriche, kingdom

3. (rare) The duration of a ruler's rule; a reign.

   Synonym: kinedom

4. (figurative, rare) A divinely-ruled realm.

   Synonyms: kinedom, kineriche, kingdom

Descendants

• English: kingric, kingrick, kingrik
• Scots: kingrick, kingrik

References

• “king-rīche, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.