Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overkingdom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: overk-ing-dom
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit composed of several kingdoms and presided over by an overking; an empire.

Example Sentences

"The overkingdom of Airgialla comprising Armagh, Monaghan, parts of Louth, Fermanagh, and Tyrone, had ceased to be when the Book of Rights was compiled."

Etymology

From over- + kingdom.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Inflected Forms

overkingdoms (plural) over-kingdom (alternative)

Questions

What does overkingdom mean?: A unit composed of several kingdoms and presided over by an overking; an empire.
Where does overkingdom come from?: From over- + kingdom.

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