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   kingship

   /ˈkɪŋʃɪp/

   noun

   • 1. the state or position of being a king: "upon his succession to the kingship David retained his English estates"

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   What does kingship mean?

   • Kingship is the fact or position of being a king. ...the duties of kingship. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. [K-] Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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   When was kingship first used?

   • The earliest known use of the noun kingship is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for kingship is from before 1400, in Cursor Mundi: a Northumbrian poem of the 14th century. kingship is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: king n., ‑ship suffix.

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   Why is kingship important?

   • Kingship is an ancient institution, originating in the 4th millennium BCE (or perhaps even slightly earlier) as small-scale societies developed into states capable of monopolizing violence and resource collection for the purpose of building large-scale public works (canals, temples, palaces, tombs) that united peoples in unprecedented ways.

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   What is divine kingship?

   • The theory of divine kingship addressed the succession of a ruler: how sovereignty outlived its bodily incarnation. How those more distant from the palace might have viewed kings and kingship is less obvious. The assumption that kingship was the hereditary endowment of a racial group was discarded, but notions of ethnic essentialism lingered.

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   Kingship is the state or quality of being a king, or the duties and rights of a king. Learn more about the word, its usage and related terms with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   Learn the meaning of kingship as the position, office, or dignity of a king, or the personality or majesty of a king, or government by a king. See examples, synonyms, word history, and related entries.

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   Kingship is the fact or position of being a king, or the skill or practice of ruling as a king. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of kingship with Collins English Dictionary.

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   Find the meaning, pronunciation, and translation of kingship, the position or authority of a king. Learn the difference between kingship and monarchy, and see examples of kingship in English and Spanish.

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   Kingship is the state, office, or dignity of a king, or rule by a king. Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of the word kingship with example sentences from various sources.

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   Aug 26, 2015 · Kingship is the state or quality of being a king, or the duties and rights of a king. Learn more about the history, theory and practice of kingship from various sources and contexts.

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   The earliest known use of the noun kingship is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for kingship is from before 1400, in Cursor Mundi: a Northumbrian poem of the 14th century. kingship is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: king n., ‑ship suffix.