Kindom

//ˈkɪndəm// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of kingdom. Yorkshire, obsolete

    "[…] for tea brews and surkelates moar mischeef amang t'nabaz, then all't ale thear iz it kindom put tagether […]"

  2. 2
    A divinely-instituted egalitarian community. neologism

    "Jesus continued, "What does the kindom [KJV kingdome] of God resemble? To what will I liken it? […]"

Example

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"[…] for tea brews and surkelates moar mischeef amang t'nabaz, then all't ale thear iz it kindom put tagether […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle English kinedom, kynedom, from Old English cynedōm (“authority, kingdom”), from cyne- (“royal”) + -dōm (abstract nominal suffix). Compare Scots kinrick.

Etymology 2

From kin (“relatives”) + -dom as a more egalitarian or gender-neutral alternative to kingdom.

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