kingdom

Definition

  • noun: a country whose ruler is a king or queen
  • noun: a politically organized community or major territorial unit having a monarchical form of government headed by a king or queen
  • often used figuratively
  • synonyms: realm, monarchy, empire

Examples

  • He took out his shotgun and threatened to blast/blow them all 'to kingdom come'.

  • After Queen Mary I died, her half sister Elizabeth ruled the 'kingdom'.

  • He was one of the most successful planters in the cotton 'kingdom'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) And that land is the land we all live on now, eh? - New Zealand? - That's us. And that board there, the kingdom for this king, that board is like our land. We have to protect our land, eh? And we do that by all working together with our king. Now, if we lose our king, Maui, (..)
    2014 The Dark Horse