kinglihood

noun

kinglihood

noun

Etymology From kingly + -hood.

1

kingliness; majesty

  • But since he neither wore on helm or shield The golden symbol of his kinglihood1874, 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:
  • The King at length hath raised The standard of his sires, in all kinglihood, on high!1844, George Sydney Smythe, Historic Fancies:

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