| n. | 1. | The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. | The territory or country subject to a king or queen; the dominion of a monarch; the sphere in which one is king or has control. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a department;
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| Noun | 1. | kingdom - a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south" |
| 2. | kingdom - a country with a king as head of state | |
| 3. | kingdom - the domain ruled by a king or queen Synonyms: realm | |
| 4. | kingdom - a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state | |
| 5. | kingdom - one of seven biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia | |
| 6. | kingdom - a basic group of natural objects |
KINGDOM. A country where an officer called a king exercises the powers of government, whether the same be absolute or limited. Wolff, Inst. Nat. Sec. 994. In some kingdoms the executive officer may be a woman, who is called a queen.
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