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<hw>King"dom</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>cyningd<?/m</ets>. See 2d <er>King</er>, and -<er>dom</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy.</def>

<blockquote>Thy <b>kingdom</b> is an everlasting <b>kingdom</b>. <i>Ps. cxiv. 13. </i></blockquote>

<blockquote>When Jehoram was risen up to the <b>kingdom</b> of his father, he strengthened himself. <i>2 Chron. xxi. 4. </i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The territory or country subject to a king or queen; the dominion of a monarch; the sphere in which one is king or has control.</def>

<blockquote>Unto the <b>kingdom</b> of perpetual night. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>You're welcome, Most learned reverend sir, into our <b>kingdom</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a department; <as>as, the mineral <ex>kingdom</ex></as>.</def> "The animal and vegetable <i>kingdoms</i>."

<i>Locke.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Animal kingdom</col>. <cd>See under <er>Animal</er>.</cd> -- <col>Kingdom of God</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The universe</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>That spiritual realm of which God is the acknowledged sovereign</cd>. <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>The authority or dominion of God.</cd> -- <col>Mineral kingdom</col>. <cd>See under <er>Mineral</er>.</cd> -- <col>United Kingdom</col>. <cd>See under <er>United</er>.</cd> -- <col>Vegetable kingdom</col>. <cd>See under <er>Vegetable</er>.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Realm; empire; dominion; monarchy; sovereignty; domain.</syn>

<h1>Kingdomed</h1> <Xpage=813>

<hw>King"domed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having a kingdom or the dignity of a king; like a kingdom.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>"Twixt his mental and his active parts, <b>Kingdom'd</b> Achilles in commotion rages And batters down himself. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Kingfish</h1> <Xpage=813>

<hw>King"fish`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An American marine food fish of the genus <spn>Menticirrus</spn>, especially <spn>M. saxatilis</spn>, or <spn>M. nebulosos</spn>, of the Atlantic coast; -- called also <altname>whiting</altname>, <altname>surf whiting</altname>, and <altname>barb</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The opah.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The common cero; also, the spotted cero. See <er>Cero</er>.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>The queenfish.</def>

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<h1>Kingfisher</h1> <Xpage=815>

<hw>King"fish`er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of birds constituting the family <spn>Alcedinid\'91</spn>. Most of them feed upon fishes which they capture by diving and seizing then with the beak; others feed only upon reptiles, insects, etc. About one hundred and fifty species are known. They are found in nearly all parts of the world, but are particularly abundant in the East Indies.</def>

<note>&hand; The belted king-fisher of the United States (<spn>Ceryle alcyon</spn>) feeds upon fishes. It is slate-blue above, with a white belly and breast, and a broad white ring around the neck. A dark band crosses the breast. The common European species (<spn>Alcedo ispida</spn>), which is much smaller and brighter colored, is also a fisher. See <er>Alcedo</er>. The wood kingfishers (<spn>Halcyones</spn>), which inhabit forests, especially in Africa, feed largely upon insects, but also eat reptiles, snails, and small Crustacea, as well as fishes. The giant kingfisher of Australia feeds largely upon lizards and insects. See <cref>Laughing jackass</cref>, under <er>Laughing</er>.</note>

<h1>Kinghood</h1> <Xpage=815>

<hw>King"hood</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state of being a king; the attributes of a king; kingship.</def>

<i>Gower.</i>

<h1>Kingless</h1> <Xpage=815>

<hw>King"less</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having no king.</def>

<i>F. Lieber.</i>

<h1>Kinglet</h1> <Xpage=815>

<hw>King"let</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A little king; a weak or insignificant king.</def>

<i>Carlyle.</i>