kinghood

[ king-hoo d ]
/ ˈkɪŋ hʊd /

noun

the state of being king; kingship.

Origin of kinghood

First recorded in 1300–50, kinghood is from the Middle English word kinghod. See king, -hood

Words nearby kinghood

kingdom hall, kingdom of ends, kingfish, kingfisher, kingfisher daisy, kinghood, kingklip, kinglake, kinglet, kingly, kingmaker

Example sentences from the Web for kinghood

  • In Louis, surely, if in any one, the majesty of kinghood is represented.

    The Paris Sketch Book of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh |William Makepeace Thackeray

  • He admits the story, but depicts Arthur as the flower of kinghood, ‘Rex quondam rexque futurus.’

    The Victorian Age |William Ralph Inge

  • Kinghood is equally necessary in Greek dynasty, and in Gothic.

    Val d'Arno |John Ruskin