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Webster 1913 Edition


Kingcraft

King′craft

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Noun.
The craft of kings; the art of governing as a sovereign; royal policy.
Prescott.

Webster 1828 Edition


Kingcraft

KING'CR`AFT

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Noun.
The craft of kings; the act of governing; usually in a bad sense.

Definition 2024


kingcraft

kingcraft

English

Noun

kingcraft (plural kingcrafts)

  1. The skills needed to rule effectively as a king.
    • 1921, Jacob A. Riis, Hero Tales of the Far North:
      As he grew, he sat in the council of state, learning kingcraft, and showed there the hard-headed sense of fairness and justice that went with him through life.