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

  • (..) Too long have you watched my sister. Too long have you haunted her steps. You see much, 'omer, son of 'omund. Too much. You are banished forthwith from the kingdom of Rohan... ...under pain of death. Keep breathing. That's the key. Breathe. They've run as if the very whips (..)
    2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers