kingdom

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From Middle English kingdom, kyngdom, from Old English cyningdōm (kingly power, kingship; a kingdom, government), equivalent to king +‎ -dom. Cognate with Scots kingdom (kingdom), West Frisian keuningdom (kingship, kingdom), Dutch koningdom (kingly power, kingship, kingdom), German Königtum (kingship), Danish kongedømme (kingdom), Swedish kungadöme (kingdom), Icelandic konungdómur (kingdom).

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kingdom (plural kingdoms)

  1. A nation having as supreme ruler a king and/or queen.
  2. (biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom)

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