单词 | unkingship |
释义 | † unkingshipn. Obsolete. The action, fact, or state of not being king or of no longer being king; (also) the period during which a king is deposed or prevented from ruling. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of power > [noun] > lack of ruler or chief acephalisis1611 unkingshipa1684 kinglessness1845 a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1649 (1955) II. 555 Un-king-ship, proclaim'd, & his Majesties Statues throwne downe. 1829 Mirror Lit., Amusem., & Instr. 3 Oct. 215/1 A very pleasant sort of unkingship. 1871 Illustr. London News 4 Feb. 111/3 Holdenby was one of the closing scenes in the unkingship of Charles I. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.a1684 |
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