kingdom Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a domain in which something is dominant
    land; realm.
    • the untroubled kingdom of reason
    • a land of make-believe
    • the rise of the realm of cotton in the south
  2. noun a country with a king as head of state
  3. noun the domain ruled by a king or queen
    realm.
  4. noun a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state
  5. noun the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia
  6. noun a basic group of natural objects

WordNet

King"dom noun
Etymology
AS. cyningdm. See 2d King, and -dom.
Definitions
  1. The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy.
    Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. Ps. cxiv. 13.
    When Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself. 2 Chron. xxi. 4.
  2. 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.
    Unto the kingdom of perpetual night. Shak.
    You're welcome, Most learned reverend sir, into our kingdom. Shak.
  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. Syn. -- Realm; empire; dominion; monarchy; sovereignty; domain.

Webster 1913