† kingwardsn.adv.
Obsolete. rare.
A. n.
to the kingwards: towards the king; to the place where the king is.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > sovereign ruler or monarch > king > towards the king [phrase]
to the kingwards1461
to the kingward1480
1461 C. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 201 Come to the Kinge wards or ye meete with him.
B. adv.
Chess. Towards the king.
ΚΠ
1899 Notts. Guardian 18 Mar. 2/3 The Kt file is opened for the Rooks to attack, and indeed all White's pieces are pointing Kingwards.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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n.adv.1461- token coinage
- token coins
- token currency
- token economy
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- token pledge
- token ring
- token stoppage
- token strike
- to turn the leaf
- to turn the next leaf
- to turn the other cheek
- to turn the page
- to turn the penny
- to turn the riddle
- to turn the riddle and shears
- to turn the ridge
- to turn the ridge of
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- to turn the screws
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