kingships
Thrones and crowns
Kingships is the plural of kingship, the state or position of being a king.
It refers to multiple instances of royal rule or sovereignty: The kingships of medieval Europe were often contested through warfare.
The word appears in historical and comparative contexts discussing different monarchies or successive reigns.
Property received from ancestors
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- heirOne who receives legacy
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- lineageDescent from progenitors
primogeniture · coronation · ascension · abdication · usurpation · claimant · pretender · royal house
Supreme independent authority
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- dominionAuthority to rule
reign · rule · royal power · supremacy · majesty · imperial authority · absolute power · divine right
Governed territory or sphere
- domainArea of control
- territoriesAreas under jurisdiction
- subjectsAreas of study
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
royal decree · administration · vassal · tribute · royal treasury · statecraft · privy council · royal household
Ceremonial emblems of authority
- crown jewelsSovereign's ceremonial treasures
- scepterCeremonial staff of sovereignty
- orbLuminous celestial body
- throne roomSovereign's formal audience hall
coronation ceremony · anointing · royal robes · diadem · investiture · royal seal · ermine · purple
inheritance
Property received from ancestors
lineage · primogeniture · coronation · ascension · abdication · usurpation · claimant · pretender · royal house · succession crisis
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
dominion · reign · rule · royal power · supremacy · majesty · imperial authority · absolute power · divine right · overlordship
realm
Governed territory or sphere
- domainArea of control
- territoriesAreas under jurisdiction
- subjectsAreas of study
court · royal decree · administration · vassal · tribute · royal treasury · statecraft · privy council · royal household · chancellery
regalia
Ceremonial emblems of authority
- crown jewelsSovereign's ceremonial treasures
- scepterCeremonial staff of sovereignty
- orbLuminous celestial body
throne room · coronation ceremony · anointing · royal robes · diadem · investiture · royal seal · ermine · purple · ceremonial
kingshipspresidencies
Terms as head of state
republics · democracies · anarchies · popular sovereignty · self-governance