kinglihood

English

Etymology

kingly +‎ -hood

Noun

kinglihood (uncountable)

1. 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

• “kinglihood”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.