kingship
noun
king·ship
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Definition of kingship
1
: the position, office, or dignity of a king
2
: the personality of a king
3
: government by a king
Examples of kingship in a Sentence
He has all the traits required for kingship.
Recent Examples on the Web
Being at such pains required constant travel, a point that Mr. Parker stresses to illustrate the nature of Renaissance kingship. — William Anthony Hay, WSJ, "âEmperorâ Review: A Sovereign on the Move," 21 June 2019 Simba is being trained to take over his father's kingship when Mufasa passes and is betrothed to a lioness named Nala. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Surprise! Disney drops first trailer for âlive-actionâ film The Lion King," 23 Nov. 2018 The religion supplied the symbols of kingship in courts, capitals, and urban centers from Burma (now Myanmar) to Siam (Thailand) to Laos, as monastic orders and ruling elites forged intimate ties. — Amar Diwakar, The New Republic, "Saffron Curtain: How Buddhism Was Weaponized During the Cold War," 23 Mar. 2018 Being at such pains required constant travel, a point that Mr. Parker stresses to illustrate the nature of Renaissance kingship. — William Anthony Hay, WSJ, "âEmperorâ Review: A Sovereign on the Move," 21 June 2019 Simba is being trained to take over his father's kingship when Mufasa passes and is betrothed to a lioness named Nala. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Surprise! Disney drops first trailer for âlive-actionâ film The Lion King," 23 Nov. 2018 The religion supplied the symbols of kingship in courts, capitals, and urban centers from Burma (now Myanmar) to Siam (Thailand) to Laos, as monastic orders and ruling elites forged intimate ties. — Amar Diwakar, The New Republic, "Saffron Curtain: How Buddhism Was Weaponized During the Cold War," 23 Mar. 2018 Maya royal rites of the sort painted on a third-century B.C. wall at San Bartolo were still enacted in the 10th century; in places, Maya kingship remained intact until the 17th. — Felipe FernĂĄndez-armesto, WSJ, "Iâm From Pharaoh and Here to Help," 11 Oct. 2017 Apparently Varys swapped the real Aegon in King's Landing with a peasant baby to keep him safe and train him for kingship. — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Game of Thrones Fans Mock Rhaegar Targaryen For Giving His Sons the Same Name," 28 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'kingship.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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kingship
noun
English Language Learners Definition of kingship
: the position of a king
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