kingriche

Middle English

Alternative forms

kingesriche, king-riche, kynge-riche, kyngriche, kyng-riche
king riche, kinge riche, kugriche (Early Middle English)
kingerik, kingrik, king-rik, kingrike, kyngrik, kyngrike, kyngryke (Northern)

Etymology

From king +‎ -riche, possibly as a calque of Old Norse konungríki or a modification of kineriche.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkinɡrit͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈkinɡrik(ə)/
(unreduced) IPA^(key): /ˈkinɡˌriːt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈkinɡˌriːk(ə)/

Noun

kingriche (plural kingriches) (especially Northern)

The realm of a king; a kingdom.
Synonyms: kinedom, kineriche, kingdom
(rare) Royal authority or dominion.
Synonyms: kinedom, kineriche, kingdom
(rare) The duration of a ruler's rule; a reign.
Synonym: kinedom
(figurative, rare) A divinely-ruled realm.
Synonyms: kinedom, kineriche, kingdom

Descendants

English: kingric, kingrick, kingrik
Scots: kingrick, kingrik

References

“king-rīche, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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