kingwardn.adv.
/ˈkɪŋwəd/, U.S. /ˈkɪŋwərd/ to the kingward: towards the king; with respect to the king. Obsolete.
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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > sovereign ruler or monarch > king > towards the king [phrase]
to the kingwards1461
to the kingward1480
1480 Cronicles Eng. (Caxton) cxlix. sig. i.jv When the tydynge come to the pope..tho was he to the kyngward full wroth.
B. adv.
Towards the king; in the direction of the king. Now archaic.
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1660 H. Oxinden Charls Triumphant iii. i. 28 Tell me then if that your hearts don't move Kingward, and whether you not think that He Participates much of Divinity.
1892 Western Assoc. Writers Sayings & Doings 27 All literature should be directed expressly to the people... It is not literature that speaks kingward, priestward, nobleward.
1977 Pampa (Texas) News 3 Apr. 4 b/1 A jibe directed kingward by one of the young diners resulted in the offender being brought before the throne.
2002 Japan Times (Nexis) 12 Mar. The dining table..descends unto the kitchens to be piled high with victuals before heading upward and kingward again.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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