kingship
IPA: kˈɪŋʃɪp
noun
- The dignity, rank or office of a king; the state of being a king.
- A monarchy.
- The territory or dominion of a king; a kingdom.
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Examples of "kingship" in Sentences
- The institution of kingship was general.
- She was the heavenly regent of the kingship.
- The Germans upheld his claim for the kingship.
- In April 1192, the kingship was put to the vote.
- He took the kingship of Dublin in the year 1075.
- Dhatusena claimed the kingship of the country in 455.
- The sacred king combines the offices of kingship and priesthood.
- In her human guise, she was the heavenly regent of the kingship.
- The dual kingship diluted the effective power of the executive office.
- He succeeded Husham in the apparently elective kingship of the Edomites.
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