kinghood
State of ruling
Kinghood is the state or condition of being a king—the status, dignity, or office of royalty.
The word parallels queenhood and is less common than kingship, which emphasizes the role's duties and powers rather than the abstract condition: He was unprepared for the burdens of kinghood.
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- scepterCeremonial staff of sovereignty
- diademJeweled band of royalty
- coronetSmall noble's circlet
tiara · orb · regalia · robes · ermine · jewels · coronation · anointing
Sovereign's time in power
- dominionAuthority to rule
- realmGoverned territory or sphere
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
governance · command · decree · edict · mandate · subjugation · vassalage · fealty
Successive family rulers
- successionFollowing in order
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- heirOne who receives legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
descent · heritage · lineage · house · clan · birthright · primogeniture · legitimacy
crown
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- scepterCeremonial staff of sovereignty
- diademJeweled band of royalty
coronet · tiara · orb · regalia · robes · ermine · jewels · coronation · anointing · investiture
reign
Sovereign's time in power
- dominionAuthority to rule
- realmGoverned territory or sphere
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
authority · governance · command · decree · edict · mandate · subjugation · vassalage · fealty · allegiance
dynasty
Successive family rulers
- successionFollowing in order
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- heirOne who receives legacy
ancestry · descent · heritage · lineage · house · clan · birthright · primogeniture · legitimacy · pretender
regal
Of or befitting royalty
imperial · stately · august · dignified · grandeur · splendor · magnificence · pomp · pageantry · resplendent
aristocracy
Rule by hereditary elite
duke · baron · earl · viscount · count · marquess · lordship · knighthood · chivalry · gentry