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

  • (..) unleash a weapon so great... ...it will destroy all before it. I want the watch doubled at our borders. All roads, all rivers. Nothing moves, but I hear of it. No one enters this kingdom. And no one leaves it. LEGOLAS ELROS ELROS: Watch out! (..)
    2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
  • (..) Will they not spread to other lands? Other lands are not my concern. The fortunes of the world... ...will rise and fall. But here in this... ...kingdom, we will endure. Legolas said you fought well today. He has grown very fond of you. I assure you, my lord... ...Legolas thinks of me as (..)
    2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug