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語源

From king +‎ -ship.

発音

• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈkɪŋʃɪp/

名詞

kingship (countable and uncountable, plural kingships)

1. The dignity, rank, or office of a king; the state of being a king.

   Hyponyms: administrative kingship, high kingship

   Coordinate terms: queenship, queendom, princeship, princedom, princess-ship, princessdom

   Near-synonym: kingdom

   • 1995, Julius Evola, “The Beginning”, in Guido Stucco, transl., Revolt against the Modern World‎, Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions International, translation of Rivolta contro il mondo moderno, →ISBN, page 6:

     The traditional world knew divine kingship.

   • 2021, Tracy Borman, Crown and Sceptre: A New History of the British Monarchy, from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II, Grove Atlantic, →ISBN, page 25:

     [Of Henry I, who reigned 1100–1135:] Although the king's harsh treatment of his brother [Robert Curthose] sparked widespread criticism, it was typical of Henry's pragmatic approach to kingship. If he had shown greater mercy and set Robert free, it would have been only a matter of time before Curthose made fresh trouble. As it was, the Anglo-Norman territory that had been so hard won by their father was now firmly under Henry's control.

2. A monarchy.
3. The territory or dominion of a king; a kingdom.

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