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kingdom (n.)

Old English cyningdom; see king (n.) + -dom. Cognate with Old Saxon kuningdom, Middle Dutch koninghdom, Old Norse konungdomr. The usual Old English word was cynedom; Middle English also had kingrick (for second element, see the first element in Reichstag). Meaning "one of the realms of nature" is from 1690s.

Kingdom-come (n.) "the next world, the hereafter" (1785), originally slang, is from the Lord's Prayer, where it is an archaic simple present subjunctive ("may Thy kingdom come") in reference to the spiritual reign of God or Christ.

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Definitions of kingdom from WordNet

kingdom (n.)
a domain in which something is dominant;
the untroubled kingdom of reason
Synonyms: land / realm
kingdom (n.)
a country with a king as head of state;
kingdom (n.)
the domain ruled by a king or queen;
Synonyms: realm
kingdom (n.)
a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state;
kingdom (n.)
the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia;
kingdom (n.)
a basic group of natural objects;
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