realm
/ɹɛlm/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A territory or state, as ruled by an absolute authority, especially by a king; a kingdom.
Archaic
noun
A territory or state, as ruled by an absolute authority, especially by a king; a kingdom.
Archaic
noun
A territory or state, as ruled by an absolute authority, especially by a king; a kingdom.
Archaic; Obsolete
noun
A sphere of knowledge or of influence; a domain.
noun
A primary zoogeographical division of the earth's surface.
Example Sentences
- "And, of this island realm, he and his companion were the undisputed sovereigns."
- "1913, Leslie Alexander Toke, Catholic Encyclopedia, "St. Dunstan", Then seeing his life was threatened he fled the realm and crossed over to Flanders, […]"
- "the realm of physics"
- "the realm of corporate governance"
- "Why should we despise anything in the realm of Buddha?"
- "One thing more which the scientific man does is to accord primacy to that realm of truth which is primary in importance."
Etymology
From Middle English rewme, realme, reaume, from Old French reaume, realme, reialme (“kingdom”), of unclear origins. A postulated *rēgālimen (“domain, kingdom”), Late Latin or Vulgar Latin cross of regimen with rēgālis is usually cited. The modern spelling predominates from around 1600. The modern pronunciation with /l/ is either a spelling pronunciation or influenced by the etymology.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹɛlm/
- British English: /ɹɛlm/
Usage
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Derived Forms
Phrases
abjuration of the realm
abjure the realm
abstract realm
coin of the realm
Commonwealth realm
custom of the realm
Eastern Realm
experience realm