realms

[relm]

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noun

a royal domain; kingdom: the realm of England.

the region, sphere, or domain within which anything occurs, prevails, or dominates: the realm of dreams.

the special province or field of something or someone: the realm of physics; facts within the realm of political scientists.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English realme, reaume < Old French reialme, derivative of reial < Latin rēgālis regal

Related forms

un·der·realm, noun

Synonyms
1. See kingdom.

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realm

late 13c., from O.Fr. reaume, probably from roiaume "kingdom," altered (by influence of L. regalis "regal") from Gallo-Romance *regiminem, accusative form of L. regimen "system of government, rule" (see regimen).

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