realm

Meaning

  1. (archaic, rhetoric) A territory or state, as ruled by an absolute authority, especially by a king; a kingdom.
  2. (archaic, rhetoric) A territory or state, as ruled by an absolute authority, especially by a king; a kingdom.
  3. (archaic, obsolete, rhetoric) A territory or state, as ruled by an absolute authority, especially by a king; a kingdom.
  4. (also, figuratively) A sphere of knowledge or of influence; a domain.
  5. A primary zoogeographical division of the earth's surface.
  6. A taxonomic rank in the phylogeny of viruses, higher than kingdoms.
  7. (archaic) A region or zone forming part of a cosmological system.

Synonyms

kingdom
B2
domain
C2
sphere
C2
land
A2
field
A2
country
A1
territory
B2
area
A2
empire
B2
state
A2
region
B2
world
A1
🗺️
zone
B1
orbit
C1
boundary
C2
dominion
C2
nation
B1
demesne
circle
B2
⭕
edge
B1
estate
B2
extent
C1
family
A1
👪
fief
42k
fiefdom
force
A2
fraternity
C2
game
A1
genus
41k
governance
34k
ground
A2
group
A2
hemisphere
C2
homeland
C1
influence
B2
kind
A1
kingdoms
C2
kingship
41k
line
A1
metier
monarchy
C2
nationwide
C2
nature
B1
place
A1
power
A1
precinct
C1
preserve
C1
principality
province
C1
range
B1
Translations

reino
regno
royaume
reino
rijk
🤑
domaine
Reich
reame

βασίλειο

Königreich
koninkrijk
regnum
regne
staat
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹɛlm/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
rewme
In summary

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.

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