kingcraft \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\noun 1.: the art of governing as a king; especially: the use of clever tactics or cunning in exercising the functions of kingship < a sort of correspondence course in kingcraft — Dorothy M. Stuart > 2.: the craft or profession of a king < to abolish kingcraft, priestcraft, caste, monopoly — Walt Whitman >