From Middle English kingdom, kyngdom, from Old English cyningdōm, - TopicsExpress



          

From Middle English kingdom, kyngdom, from Old English cyningdōm, equivalent to king + -dom. Cognate with Scots kingdom, West Frisian keuningdom, Dutch koningdom, German Königtum, Danish kongedømme, Swedish kungadöme, Icelandic konungdómur. Noun kingdom (plural kingdoms) 1. A nation having as supreme ruler a king and/or queen. 2. (biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom)
Posted on: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 01:11:11 +0000

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