Definition of kingcraft in English:
kingcraft
noun ˈkɪŋkrɑːftˈkɪŋˌkræft
mass nounarchaic The art of ruling as a king, especially with reference to the use of clever or crafty diplomacy in dealing with subjects.
Example sentencesExamples
- These contrivances that I declare unto thee are legitimate means of kingcraft. They are not reckoned as methods fraught with deceit.
- As Part Two evinced, Paine was much more than a talented popularizer of advanced ideas, a megaphone for the enlightenment project against kingcraft, lordcraft and priestcraft.
Definition of kingcraft in US English:
kingcraft
nounˈkiNGˌkraftˈkɪŋˌkræft
archaic The art of ruling as a king, especially with reference to the use of clever or crafty diplomacy in dealing with subjects.
Example sentencesExamples
- As Part Two evinced, Paine was much more than a talented popularizer of advanced ideas, a megaphone for the enlightenment project against kingcraft, lordcraft and priestcraft.
- These contrivances that I declare unto thee are legitimate means of kingcraft. They are not reckoned as methods fraught with deceit.