Kingdom

n.
  1. The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy.
  2. The territory or country subject to a king or queen; the dominion of a monarch; the sphere in which one is king or has control.
  3. An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a department; as, the mineral kingdom. In modern biology, the division of life into five kingdoms is widely used for classification.
    4. Animal kingdom .
    See under Animal.
    Kingdom of God
    1. The universe.
    2. That spiritual realm of which God is the acknowledged sovereign.
    3. The authority or dominion of God.
    Mineral kingdom .
    See under Mineral.
    United Kingdom .
    See under United.
    Vegetable kingdom .
    See under Vegetable.