kineȝerde

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English cyneġierd (“a scepter”), equivalent to kine- +‎ ȝerde (“rod, staff”).

Noun

kineȝerde (plural kineȝerdes or kineȝerden)

  1. Scepter.
  2. (figurative) Kingly power or authority.
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