kingship

kingship
n
1. dominion, power, rule, command, ascendancy, supremacy; sway, authority, sovereignty, regnancy; monarchy, the throne, the crown, the scepter, reign, regime; accession, succession, election.
2. dignity, royalty, augustness, loftiness, eminence, glory, honor, illustriousness; nobility, aristocracy, majesty, regality, noble bearing; honorableness, irre-proachableness, high-mindedness, character; fidelity, devotion, steadfastness, staunchness.

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