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kingship

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king·ship  (kngshp)
n.
1. The position, power, or province of a king.
2. The domain ruled by a king; a kingdom.
3. The period or tenure of a king; a reign.
4. Used with his as a title for a king.
5. A monarchy.

kingship [ˈkɪŋʃɪp]
n
1. the position or authority of a king
2. the skill or practice of ruling as a king
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.kingshipkingship - the dignity or rank or position of a king
rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
Translations
kingship [ˈkɪŋʃɪp] Ndignidad f real, monarquía f
they offered him the kingshiple ofrecieron el trono or la corona
kingship [ˈkɪŋʃɪp] nroyauté f
king-size [ˈkɪŋsaɪz] king-sized [ˈkɪŋsaɪzd] adj [cigarette] → format extra long, extra long*(longue); [sheet, duvet cover] → pour lit de 1m 95
king-size bed king-sized bed ngrand lit (de 1,95 m de large)


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(1) They relate that the creature was sent by the gods to punish the descendants of Cadmus, and that the Thebans therefore excluded those of the house of Cadmus from kingship.
Industrial kingship, the only real kingship of our century, was his by divine right of his turn for business; and I, his son, bid you respect the crown whose revenues I inherit.
A few tried to rise to the emergency, and got out an awkward "My lord," or "Your lordship," or something of that sort, but the great majority were overwhelmed by the unaccustomed word and its dim and awful associations with gilded courts and stately ceremony and anointed kingship, so they only fumbled through the handshake and passed on, speechless.
 
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