PERMANENT DISPUTE RECORD
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No. Its oldest reported English horizon is kingdom; sphere, domain, and biogeographic meanings are extensions.
/rɛlm/ · noun
A kingdom, domain, or sphere; inherited through Middle English realme and Old French material ultimately from Latin regimen.
DIRECT CLAIM EVIDENCE
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Reports kingdom at the thirteenth-century horizon and broader current senses.
Definitions and First Known UseIndependently documents kingdom and sphere.
Definitions 1–2The semantic history proceeds from governed territory to generalized domain.