Old English cyningdom; see king + -dom. Cognate with Old Saxon kuningdom, Middle Dutch koninghdom, Old Norse konungdomr. The usual Old English word was cynedom; Middle English also had kingrick (for second element, see Reichstag). Meaning "one of the realms of nature" is from 1690s. Kingdom-come "the next world" (1785) is from the Lord's Prayer.
例文
1. It was infamous as a kingdom of brigands,scoundrels,and slave-traders.
この地域は、土匪、無頼、奴隷商人が横行していることで知られている。
2.This television program provoked a spirited debate in the United Kingdom .
このテレビ番組はイギリスで激しい議論を呼んでいる。
3.Roger Kingdom set the world record of 12.92 seconds.
ロジャー?ゴールドマンが12.92秒の世界記録を樹立した。
4.The Kingdom of Italy formally came into being on 17 March 1861.