kingdoms
Lands with monarchs
Kingdoms is the plural of kingdom—a territory ruled by a king or queen, or a realm of any kind.
The word often appears in historical or fantasy contexts: the kingdoms of medieval Europe, warring kingdoms.
In biology, kingdoms are the highest taxonomic ranks: the animal kingdom, plant kingdom, fungal kingdom.
Figuratively, any domain of influence or expertise: the kingdom of fashion.
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- sovereignSupreme in power
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
palace · royalty · emperor · queen · prince · princess · regent · scepter
Fortified medieval residence
- dragonLegendary fire-breathing reptile
- wizardPractitioner of sorcery
- questSeeking journey for something
- magicSupernatural or illusory power
enchanted · troll · elf · dwarf · goblin · fairy · griffin · unicorn
Governed territory or sphere
- provinceRegional administrative district
- nationSovereign political entity
- empireDomain under unified control
- fiefdomFeudal territory under lord
duchy · sovereignty · border · region · dominion · land · conquered · unified
Science of categorical arrangement
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- LinnaeanOf systematic species naming
- phylumMajor classification rank
- classGrouping by shared traits
order · family · genus · species · systematics · nomenclature · binomial · cladistics
throne
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
coronation · palace · royalty · emperor · queen · prince · princess · regent · scepter · lineage
castle
Fortified medieval residence
- dragonLegendary fire-breathing reptile
- wizardPractitioner of sorcery
- questSeeking journey for something
magic · enchanted · troll · elf · dwarf · goblin · fairy · griffin · unicorn · witch
realm
Governed territory or sphere
- provinceRegional administrative district
- nationSovereign political entity
- empireDomain under unified control
fiefdom · duchy · sovereignty · border · region · dominion · land · conquered · unified · divided
taxonomy
Science of categorical arrangement
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- LinnaeanOf systematic species naming
- phylumMajor classification rank
class · order · family · genus · species · systematics · nomenclature · binomial · cladistics · phylogeny
heaven
Sky or bliss
spiritual · glory · righteous · Christ · gospel · parable · dominion · celestial · everlasting · prophets
- Medieval Europekings, queens, knights, castles, castle
- fantasy tropesdragon, dragons, elf, elves, dwarf
- Medieval Termsfeudalism, manorialism, serfdom, guilds, fiefdoms
- African explorationDavid Livingstone, Henry Stanley, expeditions, explorers, Richard Burton
- Ancient FranceGaul, Gauls, Franks, Celts, Merovingians
- ancient history textbooksancient Rome, ancient Greece, ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persian Empire
kingdomsrepublics
States with elected governance
democracies · commonwealths · federations · oligarchies · dictatorships
kingdomsfiefdoms
Territories under feudal lords
empires · duchies · principalities · baronies · earldoms
kingdomsanarchy
Disorder from absent authority
chaos · statelessness · failed states · wastelands · borderlands
- United KingdomAtlantic archipelago nation
- kingdom comeHeaven or the afterlife
- animal kingdomEukaryotic heterotroph classification
- keys to the kingdomUnrestricted access to power
- blown to kingdom comeDestroyed by violent explosion
- enchanted kingdomMagical land under spell