Kingdom -
n. 1 an organized community headed
by a king.
2 the territory subject to a king.
3 a the spiritual
reign attributed to God (Thy
kingdom come). b the sphere of this (
kingdom of heaven).
4 a domain belonging to a person,
animal, etc.
5 a province of nature (the vegetable
kingdom).
6 a specified mental or emotional province (
kingdom of the heart;
kingdom of fantasy).
7 Biol. the highest category in taxonomic classification.
come into (or to) one's kingdom achieve recognition or supremacy. kingdom come sl. eternity; the next world. till kingdom come sl. for ever.
kingdomed adj. [OE cyningdom (as KING)]
