kingriche
Middle English
Alternative forms
- kingesriche, king-riche, kynge-riche, kyngriche, kyng-riche
- king riche, kinge riche, kugriche (early)
- kingerik, kingrik, king-rik, kingrike, kyngrik, kyngrike, kyngryke (Northern)
Etymology
From king + -riche, possibly as a calque of Old Norse konungríki or a modification of kineriche.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkinɡrit͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈkinɡrik(ə)/
- (unreduced) IPA(key): /ˈkinɡˌriːt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈkinɡˌriːk(ə)/
Noun
kingriche (plural kingriches) (especially Northern)
- The realm of a king; a kingdom.
- Synonyms: kinedom, kineriche, kingdom
- (rare) Royal authority or dominion.
- Synonyms: kinedom, kineriche, kingdom
- (rare) The duration of a ruler's rule; a reign.
- Synonym: kinedom
- (figuratively, rare) A divinely-ruled realm.
- Synonyms: kinedom, kineriche, kingdom
Descendants
- English: kingric, kingrick, kingrik
- Scots: kingrick, kingrik
References
- “king-rīche, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.