单词 | thronedom |
释义 | thronedomn. Now rare. In early use: a territory ruled by the occupant of a throne. Later usually: the fact or state of occupying a throne; sovereignty, rule. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > authority > [noun] > royal or princely authority richeeOE kingdomOE richdomOE crownc1175 principalityc1350 realtya1375 regala1375 majestyc1375 thronea1382 sceptre1382 principatec1384 sovereignty1387 regalya1393 diadema1400 regalty?a1400 rialtyc1400 royaltya1425 rialc1425 regalityc1450 rialnessc1450 sovereignityc1560 throneship1599 principatie1677 thronedom?1790 sceptredom1878 ?1790 S. Pattison Orig. Poems 13 The thronedoms of thy fierce invet'rate foe. 1819 J. H. Wiffen Aonian Hours 48 Of this frame Empires and thronedoms have been, and are made. 1847 R. Simpson Ann. Derry iii. 16 Thus was the entire island parcelled out into petty thronedoms or principalities. 1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock (1861) 165 The late Grand Duke of Tuscany..has been signally kicked off thronedom. 1894 Standard 13 Dec. 2/1 His accession to the thronedom of Norway. 1938 Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner 9 Nov. 8/3 That was the night he staggered into the lightweight thronedom, an unpopular victor over Lou Ambers. 1971 Bryan (Texas) Daily Eagle 10 Sept. 17/1 The king's rise to thronedom has spanned 40 years. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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