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START / NODE 764Present-Day English13th century–today
realm
A kingdom, domain, or sphere; inherited through Middle English realme and Old French material ultimately from Latin regimen.
“A realm is historically a domain of ruling, and its medieval form was reshaped under the influence of the word royal.”OPEN COMPLETE WORD DOSSIER ↗
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Present-Day Englishrealm
kingdom, domain, or sphere
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Middle English · Middle Englishrealmekingdom, governed domain
- SOUND CHANGE
- Modern realm continues Middle English realme through spelling reduction.
- SEMANTIC CHANGE
- Kingdom broadens to any domain or sphere.
- SCHOLAR
- Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors
- CONFIDENCE
- established
- CHRONOLOGY
- Merriam-Webster reports use in the thirteenth century.
2 CITATIONSRealm — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseDefinitions, Word History, and First Known Use Realm — American Heritage DictionaryHeadword definitions and etymology AUDIT CANONICAL EDGE 763 ↗
Supplies Middle English realme, modern meanings, and thirteenth-century horizon.
ORIGINAL ↗Independently documents the kingdom-to-sphere range.
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