cynedom

cynedom

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of kinedom

From cyne- (“royal”) +‎ -dōm (abstract nominal suffix).

• IPA^(key): /ˈky.ne.doːm/

cynedōm m

1. The authority of a king; dominion.
2. The realm of a king; a kingdom.
3. (figurative) Divine authority or power.

• Middle English: kinedom, coindam, kendame, kenedom, kindam, kindome, kymdam, kyndam, kyndame, kyndham, kyndom, kynedam, kynedom, cune-dom, cynedom (Early Middle English)
  • English: kindom (Yorkshire, obsolete)
  • Middle Scots: kindom

• Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “cyne-dōm”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to I  ⁠‎^[1], Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.