Obs. Forms: 1 cyni-, cyne-, cine-, 2–4 kine-, 3–4 kyne-, (4 kene-), 3–5 kyndom, 4 kin-, kyndam, kyndome, -dum, kindome, (5 coindom). [OE. f. cyne-, KINE- + -DOM: of parallel formation to king-dom, and of much more frequent use in OE.] = KINGDOM, in various senses.
a. 700. Epinal Gloss., 859. Respuplica, cynidom.
c. 855. O. E. Chron., an. 47 (Parker MS.). Claudius … Orcadus þa ealond Romana cynedome [Bæda rice] under þeodde.
c. 1121. O. E. Chron. (Laud MS.), an. 1107. Ymbe vii ʓear þæs þe se cyng Henri cynedomes onfeng.
c. 1200. Ormin, 12104. To seon off all þiss middellærd þe kinedomess alle.
a. 1225. Ancr. R., 198. Þe kinedom þet he haueð bihoten his icorene.
c. 1305. Kenelm, 79, in E. E. P. (1862), 50. In þe four & tuenti ȝer of his kynedom Kenulf wende out of þis wordle.
c. 1330. R. Brunne, Chron. Wace (Rolls), 13411. Bretaygne … ys Hed of þritty kynedames.
1426. Audelay, Poems, 9. God wyl … in his kyndom the restore the lyf that lastyth ay. Ibid., 22. Thai wyl ȝow leede Into his court and his coindom.
