kinglihood

English

Etymology

kingly +‎ -hood

Noun

kinglihood (uncountable)

kingliness; majesty
- 1874, Alfred Tennyson, “The Coming of Arthur”, in Idylls of the King (The Works of Alfred Tennyson; V), cabinet edition, London: Henry S. King & Co., […], →OCLC, page 15:
  But since he neither wore on helm or shield The golden symbol of his kinglihood
- 1844, George Sydney Smythe, Historic Fancies:
  The King at length hath raised
  The standard of his sires, in all kinglihood, on high!

References

“kinglihood”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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