Kĭng'dom, n.
n. [Eng. king and termination dom, q. v.; A-S. cyngdôm.]
Sense 1. The quality and attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; monarchy.
Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. Ps. cxlv. 13.
Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father. 2 Chron. xxi. 4.
My mind to me a kingdom is. Byrd.
Sense 2. That over which a king bears rule; the territory or country subject to a king; the dominion of a monarch.
You are welcome.
Most learned, reverend sir, into our kingdom. Shak.
Sense 3. An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a department; as, the mineral kingdom. “The animal and vegetable kingdoms.” Locke.