kingdom

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A country ruled by a king or queen.

   The Kingdom of England persisted for centuries before becoming part of the United Kingdom.

2. 2
   noun

   An area or field in which something is the most important or dominant.

   This island is my kingdom.

3. 3
   noun

   One of the main groups into which all living things are divided in biology.

   The kingdom Animalia contains all animal life.

From Middle English kingdom, kyngdom, from Old English cyningdōm from Proto-Germanic *kuningadōmaz, equivalent to king + -dom. Cognate with Scots kingdom, West Frisian keuningdom, Dutch koningdom, German Königtum, Danish kongedømme, Swedish kungadöme, and Icelandic konungdómur. Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *kunją Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *kuningaz Proto-Indo-European *dʰ…

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